At least 30 Venezuelans are feared dead after an unsanctioned 114-feet-deep gold mine collapsed, trapping over 100 men inside
The wall of the open illegal gold mine, named Bulla Loca, collapsed on Tuesday, sparking a frantic rescue effort in the remote town of La Paragua, near the Venezuelan Amazon in Bolivar state.
Dozens of miners remain trapped as of Wednesday, with rescue teams dispatched to the remote area, mayor Yorgi Arciniega told told CNN en Espanol.
Arciniega said late Tuesday that he planned to take ‘some 30 caskets’ to a community near the mine, indicating that officials feared the death toll could rise into the dozens.
Harrowing videos of the scene show workers without proper equipment trying to help dig the trapped workers out of the mine, which can only be reached by an hours-long boat ride.
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