On the morning of this Thursday, March 16, the authorities announced that they were found inside the Sutatausa mines another ten lifeless bodies after the serious explosion last Tuesday night. With this new report, a balance of 21 victims left by the tragedy.
According to the authorities’ report, with these new data people would have been found in their entirety that were within the six affected mines.
They also said that they are beginning the work of extracting the bodies, which could take all day considering the serious conditions in which the mines were left after the explosion.
“Machines cannot be entered because they can affect the structure of the mines and generate worse landslides than the ones that already exist, this could leave the bodies permanently trapped. We are working with all the capacities to be able to recover the bodies“said Nicolás García, governor of Cundinamarca.
For his part, Álvaro Farfán, captain of the Cundinamarca Fire Department, pointed out that all the authorities worked with all their abilities to save the people who remained inside the mines, however, the conditions were very difficult and it was not possible to achieve the goal.
From very early on I accompanied the families of the miners who were victims of the unfortunate tragedy that occurred yesterday in Sutatausa, while I supported the search and rescue efforts. Unfortunately there is no longer any of them alive, our hearts are broken. pic.twitter.com/l1zLNEz9jY
– Nicolas Garcia Bustos (@nicolasgarciab) March 16, 2023
President Gustavo Petro He also addressed the issue on his Twitter account and said that, “unfortunately, 21 people lost their lives in this tragic accident in Sutatausa“.
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