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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A cave-in at a coal mine in northern Mexico trapped nine miners Wednesday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said.
The president tweeted that the accident happened in the town of Sabinas in the border state of Coahuila. He said 92 soldiers, specialists and four dogs were at the scene helping rescue efforts.
The Coahuila state government said in a statement that the collapse occurred when miners invaded a neighboring area filled with water.
The mine began operations this year and the local government said it had received no complaints or reports of previous incidents. Sabinas is located about 70 miles southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas.
Local media reported that one miner managed to escape the collapse and alerted the authorities.
Milenio TV reported that relatives of the trapped miners gathered outside the mine waiting for information.
In June and July 2021, cave-ins in two mines in Coahuila claimed the lives of nine miners.
Mexico’s worst mining accident also occurred in Coahuila on February 19, 2006, when an explosion ripped through the Pasta de Conchos mine while 73 miners were inside. Eight were rescued with injuries, including severe burns. The rest died and only two of their bodies were recovered.
López Obrador’s administration promised two years ago to recover the remaining 63 bodies, a highly technical effort that has yet to begin.
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