24 Men Rescued From Trapped Mine 5 Still Missing

Most of 24 trapped Nicaraguan gold
miners have been freed after a mine collapse,
officials said.

The miners were slightly dehydrated but
otherwise in good health said Deputy Interior
Minister Carlos Najjar.
It is not known if the remaining miners have
been located yet.
They were trapped when a shaft at the El Comal
mine collapsed after heavy rains on Thursday.
The mine lies near Bonanza, a town 420km (260
miles) north-east of the capital Managua.
The men were reportedly freelance miners who
were not directly employed by a mining
company.
The mine’s owner, Colombian firm Hemco, said
it had recently found the mine to be unsafe.
It said it had warned miners against entering
the mines after two men died in a landslide last
month.