Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21

Colombia coal mine explosion death toll doubles to 21

Ten miners reported missing after an explosion caused by accumulated gas in coal mines in central Colombia have been found dead, raising the death toll to 21, authorities said on Thursday (March 16). Ryan Brooks reports.

Colombia: Officials say 21 workers killed at coal mine in Colombia

Rest of World News: BOGOTA: Rescue operations at a coal mine in central Colombia that collapsed earlier this week ended Thursday and officials said the accident had left .

The number of people killed by the explosion in a mine in Colombia rises to 21

The mine near the Colombian city of Sutatausa collapsed after an explosion that blocked several of its entrances

Death toll from Colombia coal mine explosion climbs to 21

Ten miners reported missing after an explosion caused by accumulated gas in coal mines in central Colombia have been found dead, raising the death toll to 21, authorities said on Thursday.

Colombia ends rescue operation at coal mine after 21 deaths

Rescue teams worked non-stop for more than 30 hours to find survivors and retrieve bodies from collapsed Sutatausa town mine hit by methane gas explosion, officials say.

Officials say 21 workers killed at coal mine in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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. Nicolás García, the governor of Cundinamarca province,…