Operation continued Monday to rescue five miners who were trapped alive when a gold mine caved in Sunday night in the northwestern Antioquia province.
Chief of the Administrative Office of Disasters Attention and Prevention, John Rendon, told the press Monday that the rescuers had worked all Sunday night in the San Antonio gold mine outside the town of Zaragoza, and are waiting for the experts' assistance.
"There are about five people trapped in the mine, whom we do believe are still alive," Rendon said.
Zaragoza Mayor Victor Perlaza told the press that the rescuers have communicated with the miners and are trying to feed them with tubes.
Rendon said a landslide was thought to have triggered the cave-in.
Mine accidents are frequent in Colombia where many mine owners dodged the legal requirements for mining, and miners are deprived of adequate security and protection measures.
Source:Xinhua
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