Mexico says rescuers close to entering mine where workers trapped

[Judi Lynn]

Thursday, 11 Aug 2022 7:14 AM MYT

AGUJITA, Aug 11 — Rescuers hope to enter a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico soon to search for 10 workers who have been trapped for a week, authorities said Wednesday.

“We are very close to being able to enter,” civil defence national coordinator Laura Velazquez said. “All rescuers have the necessary equipment to be able to enter at any time, hopefully today,” she told reporters in Mexico City by video link.

Hundreds of soldiers and other rescuers using 25 pumps and two underwater drones are taking part in the operation in Agujita in the northern state of Coahuila.

The focus so far has been on pumping out water from the 60-meter (200-feet) deep, crudely constructed mine.

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https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/08/11/mexico-says-rescuers-close-to-entering-mine-where-workers-trapped/22207

[Judi Lynn]

1. Mexico to seek foreign help to rescue trapped miners

8 HOURS AGO

Opinions of two outside companies will "determine our actions with more precision," says civil protection agency, as families urge quicker actions to save 10 miners confined underground for nearly 14 days.



Mexico will ask two foreign companies to help rescue 10 miners who have been trapped in a coal mine for nearly two weeks, as families urged quicker action to save the trapped men.

Laura Velazquez, head of Mexico's civil protection agency, said Mexican officials, including the Foreign Ministry, will speak with the companies on Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond when asked which two companies it contacted.

"They are two companies that will give us an opinion to determine our actions with more precision," she told a regular government news conference.

Engineers meanwhile are pumping water out of Pinabete while working on sealing off the nearby Conchas Norte mine.

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https://www.trtworld.com/americas/mexico-to-seek-foreign-help-to-rescue-trapped-miners-59828