Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the death toll from Tuesday’s coal mine blast in the Colombian department of Cundinamarca has risen to 21 after the bodies of 10 trapped miners were found
Eight of the nine miners who survived the explosion were treated in hospital and later discharged, while the ninth remained under observation, according to fire captain Alvaro Farfan.
Farfan said the National Mining Agency will begin an investigation to determine the cause of the blast in the interconnected mines belonging to the Minminer company, which have been in operation for 30 years..
