Lack of control, lack of opportunities and unscrupulous people led to a painful tragedy in Bolívar: a collapse in a mine dominated by criminals has killed 15 people so far, according to Yorgi Arciniega, the mayor of the city of Angostura. and there are more than a hundred buried. The authorities continue to carry out rescue operations and are also investigating the case to identify those responsible for an operation of this type that operates without appropriate permits and studies.
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Where is the Bulla Loca mine?
The gold deposit is located in La Paragua, a city in Bolívar state, 750 kilometers southeast of Caracas. A similar event already occurred in this location on December 8 last year, when another landslide occurred in Paraiba de San José de Wadamapa, in the Gran Sabana, which, according to the Secretariat of Citizen Security of the State of Bolívar (same State) another landslide occurred (current incident), 10 people were killed.
The Bulla Loca mine is located near the Paragua airfield. Photo: Google Maps
What happened in the Bolívar mine collapse?
The event took place last Tuesday, February 20, at 3:00 p.m. (local time).Venezuela) in Bolivar. In the following hours, several victims were rescued. At the moment, the number of people affected has not yet been confirmed and only approximate figures are available. For this reason, it was reported that the Minister of Citizen Security in Bolívar,Edgar Colina Reyes, They arrived at the site in the early hours of Wednesday the 21st. In addition, the Bolívar Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis Operations Zone (Zoedan) submitted a report stating that it was an “artisanal open pit mine”. Miners are found injured and walled up.”
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22 bodies were recovered from the rubble
According to the Venezuelan media El Regional del Zulia, 22 bodies of the victims have already been found. In addition, journalist Fritz Sánchez shared an unofficial list of the names of the deceased on his X account. “The indigenous captain of the municipality of El Casabe, Gabriel Fernández, indicated – unofficially – that as a result of the landslide in the Bulla Loca mine, 22 lifeless bodies were recovered; However, the Earth distance in the 'cut' continues.” Therefore, the number of deaths could increase.
On the other hand, the communicator pointed out that this form of business is dominated by organized crime: “The Bulla Loca mining sector is under the control of the criminal mega-gang El Ciego and Nelson.”
Image shared by Venezuelan journalist Fritz Sánchez. Photo: Fritz Sánchez/X
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Nicolás Maduro spoke about the incident
Despite claims from other authorities that there were more than 30 dead, President Nicolás Maduro presented his version in which he stated that there were 15 dead.
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