They saved the body of a second trapped miner in Múzquiz, Coahuila

During the first hours of June 6, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) reported the rescue of the body of a second minor, after the accident of Micarán mine in Muzquiz, Coahuila.

The agency said the discovery took place around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday June 5. Despite the best efforts, the worker, who was not identified, was no longer showing vital signs.

With this second rescue, Five people remain trapped in the Micaran mine. In this regard, the federal government has promised to continue the work until they are all withdrawn.

Instead, they will continue to work in coordination Secretary of National Defense (SEDENA), on National Guard (GN), juvenile rescuers and staff Civil protection (PC) of the three levels of government.

The first rescue took place on the morning of June 5. It was about lifeless body of Mauricio Cortés, 54 years old, who was from Palu, Coahulia, and had a little over two weeks to be in to work at the place.

Federal and state authorities are working tirelessly to extract the water that caused the flood and collapse of this coal mine in which the miners are trapped about 60 meters deep.

They clarified that 4 submersible pumps are used to extract water and save the miners alive, while 143 elements of the Secretariat of National Defense and the National Guard, as well as elements of the Federal Civil Protection and Nuevo León collaborate. also to rescue and security. work in the region.

The mine is located in the community of Las Rancherías, in the municipality of Múzquiz, in the north of the state, where relatives arrived who requested the rescue of the trapped men, identified as:

–Mauricio Cortes (originally from the ejido La Cuchilla). His body has already been found this Saturday.

–Humberto Rodriguez Rios, 40 years old (from ejido La Mota).

–Damian Ernesto Robles Arias, 27 years old (resident of the ejido of Las Rancherías).

–Gonzalo Cruz Marin, 53 years old (from the ejido of Las Rancherías).

–Leopoldo Méndez Sánchez, 24 years old (from ejido La Mota).

–Francisco Briseño, better known as “Chicano”, 24 years old.

–Pedro Ramírez.

On the irregularities that had already been reported previously, the governor of Coahuila explained that “An inspection was done on October 20, 2020 and the mine was restricted; however, once the measures were respected, according to federal inspection reports, the restriction was lifted “, said in an interview for Azucena Uresti in Formula group.

According to journalistic versions, the mine is owned by Gerardo Nájera, who apparently does not have a trade name, from the municipality of Sabinas. Also, it was reported that she was a bastard supplier for the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).

In this regard, Luis Bravo Navarro, coordinator of corporate communication of the commission published the official letter through his Twitter account, in which He added that he regretted what had happened and had shown his solidarity with the relatives.

“The Federal Electricity Commission categorically denies that the mine where the unfortunate accident in Coahuila occurred was CFE’s coal supplier. Consequently, it was impossible for his manager to know the state of the mine. We regret what happened and express our solidarity to family members, ”the document explains.

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