An explosion in a coal mine in the Colombian municipality of cucunubá, in the department of Cundinamarca, it left at least 11 miners trapped, four of whom were rescued and the search for another seven is still going on, local authorities reported Thursday.
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The explosion occurred at 1 am at the El Roble and El Manto mines, and it could have been, according to local media, due to the accumulation of gas in those galleries that, according to the authorities, are legal.
“Faced with the emergency that occurs in the municipality of Cucunubá due to the explosion of two mines in the Pueblo Viejo sector, we already have the report from the rescue group that they have started the task and have already rescued four trapped miners alive.“, reported the governor of Cundinamarca, Nicolás García.
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The four miners are fine, but they have been transferred to the Ubaté hospital.”for your assessment” and continue with “the search for the rescue of seven miners who are still trappedGarcia said.
This explosion occurs barely a month after another explosion on March 14 in a network of mines in the same department, in the town of Sutatausa, leave 21 deceased miners.
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On that occasion, the tragedy was triggered by an explosion, presumably by gas accumulation, that shook the underground galleries, interconnected with each other, where more than a hundred miners usually work.
Tragedies like these are recurring in Colombia, where coal deposits abound, mainly in the departments of Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Norte de Santander and Caldas. The mines are generally exploited without the necessary security conditions, which causes accidents.
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According to National Mining Agency (ANM), during the last decade there were at least 1,262 mining accidents in Colombia that they claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people.
EFE
