Relatives, friends and fellow miners wait as rescuers try to reach a group of miners trapped in a gold mine in the community of El Comal, near Bonanza in northeastern Nicaragua, on August 29, 2014. At least 20 miners are trapped alive deep underground after an informal gold mine collapsed in northeastern Nicaragua, presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said Friday. "We have identified 20 comrades who are alive," Murillo said, adding there were 28 miners working in the shaft 800 meters (2,600 feet) underground when the cave-in happened Thursday. Two miners have managed to dig their way out. Inti Ocon/AFP/Getty Images ( 532844181 )