Officials Say 21 Workers Killed at Coal Mine in Colombia

Officials Say 21 Workers Killed at Coal Mine in Colombia
Neighbors and relatives wait for news of miners at a coal mine affected by an explosion in Sutatausa in the Cundinamarca Province of Colombia, on March 15, 2023. Ivan Valencia/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BOGOTA, Colombia—Rescue operations at a coal mine in central Colombia that collapsed earlier this week ended Thursday and officials said the accident had left 21 workers dead.

The mine near the town of Sutatausa collapsed late Tuesday following an explosion that blocked several of its entrances. Rescue teams worked nonstop for more than 30 hours to find survivors and retrieve bodies.