All workers trapped in Chilean mine found dead, officials say

All five workers trapped in a Chilean copper mine have been found dead, a regional prosecutor has said.

Rescuers had cleared more than two dozen meters (78ft) worth of underground passages after they collapsed last week.

A section of the El Teniente copper mine had collapsed following a strong 4.2-magnitude tremor.

Prosecutor Aquiles Cubillo, from the O'Higgins region, confirmed the latest death, bringing the total number of people who have died to six, including one person who died at the time of the incident on Thursday.

Mining company Codelco discovered the first trapped worker on Saturday and another three on Sunday. It has not commented on the final worker found.

El Teniente general manager Andes Music told news conference before the final body was found: "We worked overnight with the utmost care, looking metre by metre.

"I also don't want to create false hopes. Let's hope our rescue workers continue to make progress."

Crews were trying to drill through 90m (295ft) of rock to reach the trapped miners, and were hoping to get through about 15m to 20m (49ft to 66ft) every 24 hours using heavy machinery.

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The tremor, which occurred at around 5.30pm local time, was one of the largest ever recorded at El Teniente.

Codelco is investigating whether the cause was mining activity or natural tectonic shifts in the earthquake-prone country.

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