A robust explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia that affected 4 different mines linked by tunnels has killed no less than 11 individuals and left 10 others lacking, the federal government says.
President Gustavo Petro stated on his Twitter account that rescuers had been making each effort to achieve the trapped miners.
The blast, which was attributed to a construct up of methane fuel, came about on Tuesday evening within the municipality of Sutatausa in Cundinamarca province.
Cundinamarca governor Nicolas Garcia Bustos initially reported 4 deaths with two individuals recovered alive and 17 trapped within the mine.
However Alvaro Farfan, captain of the Cundinamarca hearth division, instructed native media the explosion affected 5 mines interconnected by tunnels, producing a “chain” blast with a wider affect.
Petro later raised the loss of life toll to 11.
Vitality and Mines Minister Irene Velez stated 10 individuals had been nonetheless trapped within the mines.
The blast occurred when the extremely explosive methane fuel ignited, Velez stated.
