Collapse in illegal mine in Venezuela leaves at least 25 dead and 15 injured, according to mayor. About 100 people were buried at the time of the partial collapse of the open-pit gold mine in a remote area of the state of Bolívar.
The miners' relatives gathered in La Paragua, the community closest to the mine, to ask the Government to send planes to the remote location to rescue the injured and recover the bodies. The Government of Venezuela established a huge mining development zone stretching across the center of the country in 2016.