Mexico confirms that conditions are already in place to rescue the 10 miners who were trapped more than a week ago.

The Mexican government confirmed this Friday that conditions are already in place to rescue 10 miners who were trapped in a coal mine in Sabinas, Coahuila state in the north of the country for more than 200 hours after the flood.

“We already have 97% of water production, so we already have all the conditions to go down today. All morning they took out the material in order to start search and rescue operations right now, ”he said. Laura Velasqueznational civil protection coordinator.

Although the authorities hoped to intervene to effect a rescue miners on Wednesday or Thursday, they encountered water levels at the site, which suffered a landslide on 3 August at 13:35 local time (18:35 GMT) when it was flooded by the collapse of a wall of an adjoining derelict mine.

“In order to get in, remove the debris and start search and rescue, it was necessary to have a sufficient level of water that would not endanger the rescuers, we get there,” Velasquez said during a video conference at the National Palace.

Over 600 items in place Armed forces and civilians extracting water on average up to 300 liters per second.

The official commented that they would drill four more wells “in case the need arises to continue producing water and stop by to check on the condition of the three wells.”

“We will consider this possibility in a few minutes, now we can enter three wells and have the necessary resources ready to start search and rescue operations,” he said.

Controversy in Mexico

The collapse renewed controversy in Mexico for the actions of mining companies in a coal region where more than 100 mining deaths have been recorded, according to the Pasta de Conchos family, which brings together relatives of those who died during the 2006 collapse under this name.

Relatives miners They criticized the slowness of the rescue efforts and the impunity of the Sabinas mine, while the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced this Thursday that it would indict the owner of the collapsed mine.

the president MexicoAndres Manuel López Obrador justified the slowness of the rescue this Friday miners because “the wells had a water depth of about 30 meters, so they are lowering the water level, but there is still a long way to go.”

(As reported by EFE)

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