Rescuers found dead the ten workers who were trapped Tuesday night after the explosion in a coal mine tunnel in Sutatausa, Cundinamarca, raising the death toll to 21, President Gustavo Petro reported on Thursday.
“Unfortunately, 21 people lost their lives in this tragic accident in Sutatausa,” a municipality in the department of Cundinamarca, the Colombian president wrote on Twitter.
From very early on I accompanied the families of the miners who were victims of the unfortunate tragedy that occurred yesterday in Sutatausa, while I supported the search and rescue efforts. Unfortunately there is no longer any of them alive, our hearts are broken. pic.twitter.com/l1zLNEz9jY
– Nicolas Garcia Bustos (@nicolasgarciab) March 16, 2023
The first explosion was recorded at 08:00 at night, this Tuesday at the El Hoyo coal mine, which communicates with four others, causing a chain reaction and several more deflagrations, trapping 23 people, two of whom were able to be rescued, while seven others got out by their own means.
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