Nearly two weeks after a mining accident in Mexico, a sudden influx of water has ruined previous rescue efforts. The water level in the colliery rose abruptly from three to about 40 meters on Sunday, National Civil Protection Coordinator Laura Velázquez said Monday. That’s more than when the salvage work began. Ten miners are buried in the tunnel.
The Sabinas mine in the northern state of Coahuila was flooded on Aug. 3 following an accident during mining operations. Five miners managed to get to safety on their own, ten others got stuck. Her condition is unknown.
According to authorities, the circumstances prevent rescue services from entering safely. Water had been pumped out of the tunnel for days. Over the weekend, desperate relatives had criticized the fruitless rescue operation. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday did not rule out the possibility of offering aid from abroad. The whole rescue plan now needs to be strengthened.
Mining accidents are common in the Coahuila mining area. In 2006, an explosion at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in Coahuila killed 65 miners. A year ago, seven miners drowned in a mine after a heavy rainstorm.
Source: Krone
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