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Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
Headline from FOX 21 Colorado Springs, on the newest of 2 developments
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has exposed the sense of abandonment felt by small or rural communities bypassed b…
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Collapse of illegal open pit gold mine in Venezuelan jungle leaves multiple people dead
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Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
An illegally operated open-pit gold mine collapsed in central Venezuela while dozens of people were working there, leaving an undetermined number dead or trapped, officials said Wednesday as relatives demanded swift rescue efforts.
Several people have been killed following an illegal gold mine collapse in the town of La Paragua in the Bolivar state of Venezuela, according to the town’s mayor, Yorgi Arciniega.
The incident happened Tuesday at the "Bulla loca" mine in the state of Bolivar, a seven-hour boat ride from the nearest town, La Paragua, where family members waited anxiously for news.
One miner called the situation at an illegal open pit gold mine that collapsed in a Venezuelan jungle "terrifying." Multiple people were killed, authorities said.
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has exposed the sense of abandonment felt by small or rural communities bypassed b…
Osvaldo Romero and his wife got off a battered boat Friday under the scorching sun of central Venezuela and walked up the bank of a river barefoot, their pants soaking wet and eyes showing the shock of having faced days earlier one of the country's deadliest mining disasters.
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has exposed the sense of abandonment felt by small or rural communities bypassed by a quasi-economic renaissance seen in the South American country’s capital and cities.
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