November rescue for Chilean miners

The engineer in charge of the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile says he hopes the men can be freed in early November.



Mining experts had initially said the rescue could take until Christmas.



Engineer Rene Aguilar says a drill used to dig a hole to haul the men to safety has reached a depth of more than 350 metres, halfway to where the miners were trapped after a rock fall 41 days ago.



Aguilar says work is progressing well, but a rescue is still weeks off.