Ten miners remain trapped underground in a flooded tunnel in northern Mexico after first becoming trapped nearly two days ago.
August 05, 2022, 12:40 PMMexican soldiers work at the coal mine where 10 miners were trapped after a collapse, in the Agujita area, Sabinas municipality, Coahuila state, Mexico, Aug. 5, 2022.Ten miners remain trapped underground in a flooded tunnel in northern Mexico on Friday after first becoming trapped nearly two days ago.
Laura Velazquez, Mexico's national coordinator of civil protection, said on Thursday that authorities are now working to pump water out of the flooded areas of the mine. Six special force divers arrived from the National Guard on Thursday morning, but officials had not given updates on their mission as of Friday morning.
Riquelme said 150 people were working on the rescue, with officials from the Mexican Office of National Defense, the National Guard and expert rescuers from the Carboniferous region adding to the effort.
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