Rescuers in Mexico battle to free 10 trapped coal miners
-
Loading... - Hezzy Mugo
- 04 Aug 2022
- 86 Views
- 0 Like
- 0 Comment
Rescuers are battling to free 10 workers believed to be trapped in a coal mine in northern Mexico, while three others were found alive, authorities said.
Military personnel and rescue dogs were deployed to the scene of the accident in the state of Coahuila, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday.
“A coal mine collapsed in the municipality of Sabinas, Coahuila, which caused a tunnel to flood” and trapped the workers, he tweeted.
“We hope to find them safe,” he added.
Lopez Obrador had said nine miners were missing, but the security ministry said later that three had been rescued and taken to hospital, while 10 were still believed to be inside.
“The work will not stop until they are found,” the ministry said in a statement.
“The Mexican government guarantees all the necessary resources to carry out the search and rescue operations,” it said.
Anxious relatives gathered at the site waiting for news, with some crying and comforting each other. Read More...
