The unlined portion of the tunnel had caved in under the debris of a mudslide on Monday night, burying many workers alive and injuring others. |
On that date, a massive mudslide near Terrace, B. C., trapped two men in a river of mud and debris. |
The early morning mudslide took place in the Amapola gold mine, near the city of Filadelfia, in the Department of Caldas, 200 kilometers west of Bogota. |
Chinese authorities have attributed Friday's tragedy to torrential rains that caused the area's worst flash flood and mudslide in 200 years. |
In the aftermath of the mudslide major excavation works were carried out on the pitch. |
Local residents have expressed fears that the mudslide could affect water supplies and fish stocks, and could also threaten homes. |