The miners have appealed for their privacy to be respected
Some of the 33 miners freed after 69 days underground in northern Chile are gathering at the mine to attend a ceremony celebrating their rescue.
A religious ceremony will take place at the mouth of the San Jose copper and gold mine where the miners were trapped more than 700m underground.
The miners were mobbed by reporters on their arrival at the camp amid concerns over privacy invasion.
Doctors say all the miners are in good health, though two remain in hospital.
Juan Illanes, one of the rescued miners, has appealed to journalists to respect the miners’ privacy.
“We arrived at the conclusion that it would be very good if you, the media, instead of treating this as an entertainment story – as we have seen in some headlines, I’m talking about Johnny Barrios – please take into consideration his state of mind and respect his privacy,” he said.
Johnny Barrios is the miner whose wife only found out he had a mistress of 10 years’ standing when they both attended a vigil for him at the mine.
Jose Henriquez, an evangelical pastor who led the miners in prayer while they were underground, became the first of the 33 to return to the San Jose mine when he went back on Saturday.
He said he wanted to get to know the area, known as Camp Hope, where families waited for news of their relatives trapped in the mine.
“They weren’t selected from a group of applicants to be astronauts… therefore we don’t know when the post-traumatic stress syndrome can appear”
Dr Jorge Diaz Head of medical team for miners
The two miners who remain in hospital are Mario Sepulveda, who led the crowds in chanting after he was rescued, and Victor Zamora, who is suffering from dental problems.
Mr Sepulveda is apparently suffering from stress, according to Dr Jorge Diaz, who led the medical team responsible for treating the miners at Copiapo regional hospital.
Other miners might also show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder in the coming months, he cautioned.
“We have a group of workers who are absolutely normal people, they weren’t selected from a group of applicants to be astronauts, nor were they people who underwent rigorous tests, therefore we don’t know when the post-traumatic stress syndrome can appear,” Dr Diaz said.
On Saturday the miners began removing the sunglasses they had been wearing since they emerged into daylight on Wednesday.
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