Chilean President Sebastian Pinera: "We have learned from this accident"
The first of the 33 miners trapped deep underground for more than two months in northern Chile has been rescued.
Florencio Avalos, 31, was winched up a 624m (2,047ft) shaft in a custom-built capsule, wearing an oxygen mask and a belt monitoring his vital signs.
Mr Avalos was greeted on the surface by his wife and young son, and was hugged by President Sebastian Pinera.
Minutes later, Mr Pinera said it showed that when Chile was united, it was "capable of doing great things".
"This country shows its true soul, shows what is capable of, when we face adversity," he told a news conference.
But the president added: "This won't be over until all 33 are out."
The first of the 33 miners trapped deep underground for more than two months in northern Chile has been rescued.
Florencio Avalos, 31, was winched up a 624m (2,047ft) shaft in a custom-built capsule, wearing an oxygen mask and a belt monitoring his vital signs.
Mr Avalos was greeted on the surface by his wife and young son, and was hugged by President Sebastian Pinera.
Minutes later, Mr Pinera said it showed that when Chile was united, it was "capable of doing great things".
"This country shows its true soul, shows what is capable of, when we face adversity," he told a news conference.
But the president added: "This won't be over until all 33 are out."
