#miners #rescued #collapse #Colombia
Colombian rescue workers on Thursday rescued nine miners from an illegal coal mine that collapsed the previous day, officials said.
The nine were brought to the surface from the pit at El Bosque in the central department of Cundinamarca.
“The nine workers were rescued alive,” the National Mining Agency said on Twitter.
“The miners are in good health and receiving medical care,” it said.
With the miners trapped since Wednesday morning, hours later rescuers managed to contact them in the rubble and provide them with air.
Oil and coal are Colombia’s main exports, where mining accidents are common.
In 2021, the fourth largest Latin American economy recorded 148 fatalities from mining incidents.
The rescue came after 10 miners were trapped in a Mexican coal mine for two weeks with no sign of life.
Social Tags:
#miners #rescued #collapse #Colombia