Hopes fade for trapped Boyaca miners

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Hopes fade for trapped Boyaca miners
Friday, 15 October 2010 15:20 Christina Filipovic

The fate of two miners trapped in La Esperanza coal mine in north-eastern Colombia remains uncertain, as rescuers are unable to locate the men.

A group of 60 rescuers, divided into groups of six, are working on the construction of a tunnel parallel to where they think the two miners, Alfonso Barrera Peña y John Freddy Ordoñez, may be located, according to Caracol Radio.

Family, friends, and colleagues of the two men are involved in the operation, and are calling for more help from relief agencies.

The community remains hopeful that at least one of the miners is still alive, but because the two miners are without food and air, the possibility of finding them alive gets lower by the hour.



Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/12410-hopes-fade-for-trapped-boyaca-miners.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Search for Colombian miners suspended

Search for Colombian miners suspended
October 17, 2010 - 6:14AM
AFP

Authorities have suspended a search for two miners trapped for four days in a coal mine in central Colombia, and have reported the deaths of two other miners in separate accidents.

The deaths highlighted the dangers that miners face daily despite last week's spectacular rescue of 33 trapped miners in Chile.

The coal miners have been trapped about 60 metres underground since Tuesday after a cave-in at the La Esperanza mine near the town of Tasco in the province of Boyaca, 200km northeast of Bogota.

Advertisement: Story continues below "We decided to suspend the rescue because while we were digging a third tunnel that we hoped would reach the miners, we detected a strong accumulation of gas," Hugo Bohorquez, the local civil defence chief, said on Saturday.

More:
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/search-for-colombian-miners-suspended-20101017-16ol6.html

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2. Sounds like these two aren't going to make it back alive. (nt)