LEAST TWELVE MINERS WERE KILLED DURING GOLD MINE IN SOUTHERN VENEZUELA COLLAPSED DUE TO FLOODING

At least twelve miners were killed when a gold mine in southern Venezuela collapsed due to flooding, according to local authorities.

Local authorities, also said the bodies of the deceased have been given to their relatives.

The Talavera mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, Venezuela, flooded on Wednesday owing to severe rains, but rescue crews were unable to complete recovery efforts before Saturday.

According to Bolivar citizen security secretary Edgar Colina, another 112 individuals survived the mine collapse, and authorities will return to the site on Sunday to look for any survivors or victims.

Tunnels at the Talavera mine are opened in a rudimentary fashion by informal miners looking for gold.

Advocacy groups and other organisations have issued warnings about the region, with the United Nations last year reporting that human rights violations take place in Venezuela’s mining regions.