Rescuers resumed their search Sunday for 10 people who remained missing after Saturday's gold mine collapse in Cauca province, said the mayor of the town where the mine is located.
Rescue teams, which include civil defense forces and police, had recovered 22 bodies and rescued 24 injured workers from the mine in Suarez town by Saturday evening, when rescue efforts were suspended for security reasons.
The ground remains unstable in the area, where several hundred residents worked as gold miners. Many miners managed to escape when they realized the mountain was collapsing, according to local media.
Mayor Javier Ambuila had previously ordered the closure of the mine after experts from the government-run Colombian Geology and Mining Agency warned that the land in the area was dangerously unstable. But residents defied his order and returned to the mine Friday.
Suarez is located in a rural area close to the Salvajina power station and gold is a cottage industry for the town.
Source:Xinhua
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