SANTIAGO (Reuters) -All five trapped workers at Codelco's El Teniente copper mine have been found dead, a regional prosecutor said on Sunday, after rescue teams cleared more than two dozen meters (78 feet) of underground passages that collapsed in a strong tremor last week.

SANTIAGO >> Four of five trapped workers at Codelco’s El Teniente copper mine have been found dead, the company said on Sunday, as rescue teams work to clear underground passages that collapsed in a strong tremor last week.

Rescue teams had been searching for the trapped workers for days after the partial collapse of El Teniente, one of the world’s largest copper mines.