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World News Disasters (814) Mine Accident (71) Latin America
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Mine collapse kills 24

year 2007 Top ^

Oct.13   Colombia
  Many more are missing after a mine accident in the south-west of the country
Feb.3   Colombia
  A gas explosion collapsed 2 adjacent coal mining tunnels, trapping 31 miners and killing at least 3

year 2006 Top ^

Mar.1   Mexico Mining industry hit by strike  Thousands of miners supported their union boss, who may be ousted amid accusations he responded poorly Feb.25   Mexico Mine missing declared dead
  There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week
 It had been hoped miners, trapped at 1.25 miles inside the mine, might have survived if air pockets were present. But now Grupo Mexico has told relatives there is no further hope. Tests of air in the mine showed there was not enough oxygen to survive. The men were trapped when a methane explosion brought down debris and cut them off.
Feb.24   Mexico Rescuers suspend miners search
  Hazardous gas levels prompted rescuers to suspend the search for 65 men trapped in a coal mine by an explosion
Feb.21   Mexico Miners' relatives desperate for news  Rescue workers scratched away at walls of debris separating them from 65 coal miners   Mexico Overnight search for miners  Rescue crews in northern Mexico worked around the clock to reach 65 coal miners trapped underground Feb.20   Mexico Hope fading for trapped miners  Relatives of 65 coal miners trapped underground by an explosion grew increasingly desperate Feb.19   Mexico Blast traps 66 in mine
  In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized. There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas. Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners. Grupo Mexico owns the mine. Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.

year 2001 Top ^

Nov.22   Colombia Landslide at mine kills at least 23  50 are missing after mudslides, triggered by heavy rain, swept over an abandoned gold mine Apr.26   Colombia Mine explosion kills 15  A methane explosion, set off by a miner's pick, killed all men working underground in a coal mine



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