The dead miners rise to seven after an explosion in a mine in Colombia

• The military are looking for the disappeared after the explosion of a mine in Colombia. Europe press.

At least seven people have died and eight more are still missing after an explosion occurred last Monday in a coal mine in the town of El Zulia, in the department of Norte de Santander, in Colombia.

According to the latest report offered by the Colombian authorities, the first victim, who died after being killed. on Tuesday, it turned out She was injured when she was entering the mine at the time of the explosion, so she was not left behind. trapped underground, reported the newspaper ‘El Tiempo’.

The lifeless bodies of the other three people have been found thanks to the work of an expert group of divers from the Colombian National Navy who, together with the staff of the company, the National Mining Agency (ANM), hold workshops.

On the other hand, the work to find the other disappeared personsThey have been made difficult by the bad weather. such as the accumulation of gases left by the explosion.

The National Mining Agency (ANM) reported this Friday that stabilized methane gas concentrations inside the mine. However, until the pumping system is activated and enabled, the lifeguards will not enter to carry out search tasks.

For the rescue work, three eight-hour shifts have been established in which more than 70 miners and twelve experts from the mining rescue group participate.

The relatives of the miners who have yet to be located have decided to continue waiting around the mine, sometimes in uncomfortable conditions, waiting for news about the missing persons, according to ;n has reported ‘El Espectador’.