Survivors of a collapsed mine in Venezuela ask the Government to give the real number of deaths: “there are more than 100 people”

Survivors of the collapse of an illegal mine in the state Bolivarin the south of VenezuelaThis Thursday, they assured EFE that the Government lies about the number of deaths after the collapse, estimated at 16 so far, and demanded that the authorities provide real data and continue the search for the people who, they claim, are still walled in.

“It hurts me because we are all human beings. How is it possible that the president (Nicolás Maduro) is going to say that there are only 15 people covered up there (…) when there are more than 100 people that these eyes have seen are covered up there?“, he told EFE Rafael Floressurvivor of the event.

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The miner was very moved by what happened and stated that “They’re playing with people, telling them lies“, because he himself was able to see and experience the collapse of the mine called ‘Crazy Bulla‘.

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“I ask the Government to take action on the matter with all fellow miners who are stuck in that hole there.”, he requested.

Onni BritoAnother survivor of the collapse said he saw them arrive at the port of The umbrella at least 20 corpses.

“They removed around 20 dead people from this port, which I counted, and they gave us the information that there are already 40 out there, not counting those who are still covered. So why do they have to lie to people like that?Brito asked himself.

Furthermore, he claimed the job of the city’s mayor, Yorgi Arciniegawho on Wednesday spoke of 30 dead and around 100 missing, information later rejected by the president Nicolás Maduro.

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The miners said that Mayor Arciniega was the authority who attended the scene after the collapse, offered gasoline for searches and transfers and donated around 40 ballot boxes.

EFE confirmed that this Thursday authorities from different security organizations remain on site rescuing survivors and injured people, who are transferred by helicopter from the area of ​​the collapse to the community of La Paragua.

The governor of Bolivar (border with Brazil), Angel Marcanoreported that at least 16 people were injured after the collapse of the ‘Bulla Loca’ minethus increasing the number of injured, which as of Wednesday was 11, while the official death toll remains at 16.

Source: Elcomercio

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