This Thursday, rescuers continued painstaking and hasty work to free ten miners who were trapped since Wednesday after the collapse of a coal mine in the city. sabinain northeastern Mexico.
Work progresses amid the anguish of family members waiting in close proximity to a 60-metre-deep sinkhole that suddenly collapsed when three wells connected to the gallery flooded.
“Time is of the essence here, so we are very focused (…) to save the miners as soon as possible,” he said on Thursday. Laura Velasqueznational coordinator civil protectionduring the daily conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
“What I want with all my heart is that we save the miners,” the president said in turn. “We must not lose faith, we must not lose hope,” he added, addressing the workers’ families.
There are 234 rescuers in total. Army and other government agencies were sent to the crash site, about 1130 km north of mexico cityin the so-called Carboniferous region of the state CoahuilaDefense Minister announced this Thursday.
According to him, after the collapse, five miners “managed to get out” and they were taken to the hospital, two of them were discharged. Velasquez.
There are at least five pumping stations operating on the site, but the president urged National Water Commission to deploy more teams.
Need water pumps ‘that we can carry on cargo planes air force or by land to seize the day,” the president urged.
“What I want with all my heart is that we save the miners,” the president said in turn. “We must not lose faith, we must not lose hope,” he added, addressing the workers’ families. | Font: AFP
The flooding “caused softening of the walls inside, leaving the workers trapped,” the secretary explained. Safety.
“To get to the mines, you need to go down three wells, it’s difficult, but we do it. Pumps are being installed to extract water,” he added. Velasquez.
Woe
On the site, some relatives could not hide their pessimism. “Unfortunately, there is little hope,” he told television on Wednesday evening. Millennium Jose Luis Amaya, cousin of one of the miners.
Other relatives staged dramatic scenes around the mine, which was cordoned off National Guard.
The mother of one worker cried inconsolably in front of the cameras, unable to answer questions from the press, and another unidentified woman stated that her two children were working at the site, although one of them managed to escape.
Background
In June 2021, seven miners died as a result of the collapse of another coal mine near the city of Muzkisalso in Coahuilathe main producer of this mineral in Mexico.
The most serious mine accident in this region bordering USAoccurred on February 19, 2006, when a gas explosion occurred in Pasta de deux. shellsconglomerate controlled Mexico groupresulting in the death of 65 workers.
After that tragedy, only two bodies were saved.
(According to AFP)
Source: RPP
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