BBC News with John Jason.

Celebrations erupted in Chile after a drill broke through to the underground chamber where 33 miners have been trapped for more than two months. Rescue workers, government representatives and family members hugged each other as the news of the breakthrough was announced. Andrew Harding reports in the mine in San Jose.

On a barren hillside, the long-awaited sound of success and the delirious reaction here early this morning. "Chile," they shout, celebrating the news that the rescue tunnel has finally broken through to the trapped miners. The next step is to test the strength of the shaft. Rescue engineer Eugenio Eguiguren says it shouldn't need much reinforcing.