Most of the 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months in northern Chile have been winched to the surface amid scenes of jubilation. Lisa Mullins talks with the BBC’s Gideon Long at the site of the rescue operation.
Sebasti-n Piñera has been sworn in as president of Chile, minutes after it was hit by the largest aftershock since last month’s devastating earthquake. Piñera’s presidency ends two decades of left-wing rule in Chile. The BBC’s Gideon Long reports.
It’s been four days since a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile. Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet said today there’s no shortage of food or fuel. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Gideon Long in Santiago.
Chile is struggling to provide food and water for thousands of homeless people after the devastating earthquake on Saturday which killed more than 700 people. Marco Werman talks with the BBC’s Gideon Long in Santiago.
The people of Chile voted for a right-wing president yesterday, for the first time since the removal of the military dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1990. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Gideon Long in Santiago about the way forward for Chile.
