Great concern prevails over the fate of of three people trapped today at a depth of 900 meters in mine potash in Catalonia, in the northeast Spain, after the arcade collapse.
“Three people are trapped at a depth of about 900 meters and we are in the study stagealong with the business to which it belongs mine that which is in Suriafor how to proceed to the rescue“, said a representative of its fire department Catalonia.
The regional Catalan government, which runs the region’s police, fire and rescue services, confirmed the death them with her post on Twitter, which she later deleted. “We deeply regret the death of three workers in the accident at the Souria mine,” regional president Pere Aragones said on Twitter, in a message that was deleted a few minutes later. At the same time, the USOC union announced that the 3 workers, who have been trapped in the mine, lost their lives and that he sent his condolences to their families. Several Spanish media, citing sources from the rescue teams operating at the scene, also reported that the three workers were dead.
In response to a question from AFP, a spokesman for the regional police said for his part that “the official confirmation (of their death) will not come until the doctors reach their level, confirm that they are dead and inform their families”.
According to the fire department, the three workers are “trapped at a depth of approximately 900 meters”.
The accident occurred before 09:00 (10:00 Greek time) from a collapse that occurred in a mine gallery, explained regional police who deployed special teams to participate in the rescue operation, including one with trained dogs.
The emergency services had also dispatched two ambulance helicopters and a team of psychologists to the scene. Speaking of a “tragic news”, the Minister of Labor Yolanda Diath expressed her support “to the families and colleagues of the workers who fell victim to the collapse at the Souria mine”, reports APE-MPE.
This potash mine belongs to ICL Iberia, a Spanish subsidiary of the Israeli company ICL.
Source: News Beast
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