Nine miners trapped in a Mexico coal mine

At least nine miners are trapped inside a coal pit known as “Las Conchas”, located in the Las Agujitas community, in the municipality of Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico.

According to the first reports, around 12:00 in the afternoon the workers encountered an underground river while digging, which caused the well to flood. The well is located a few meters from the Sabinas River from which the water apparently leaked.

One of the minors working near the group of trapped minors reported the accident after he managed to get out safely through a loophole that crossed . . .