Six workers killed in gold mine collapse in central Colombia

On July 29, Colombian officials announced that six workers were killed and one was rescued in a mine accident.gold mine collapsein the central state of Antioquia in the South American country a day earlier.

Rescue workers at the scene of the gold mine collapse. (Source: Thenews.com.pk)

Ms. María Moncada, Administrative Director of the Disaster Prevention, Management and Recovery System (DAPARD) said that so far rescue workers have found the bodies of four dead people and seen the remaining two bodies, adding that the cause of the accident has not yet been determined.

Colombia has many small-scale underground gold and coal mines that are prone to collapses because some mines are illegal and do not comply with necessary safety regulations.

The most serious accident occurred in 2010, when 73 people died in a coal mine collapse in northwestern Colombia - the world's fifth largest exporter of this mineral./.

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