Former trapped miners, from left, Victor Zamora, Omar Reigadas, Claudio Yanez, Pedro Cortez, Carlos Bugueno, Esteban Rojas, Samuel Avalos, Carlos Mamani and Jimmy Sanchez (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s first lady on Wednesday reassured all 33 rescued miners that the government won’t abandon them, a day after she announced early retirement benefits for just under half of them.

President Sebastian Pinera’s wife Cecilia Morel said Tuesday that 14 of the miners who are at least 50 years old or suffer from health problems that prevent them from working will receive lifetime pensions of about $540 a month.

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