Bulla Loca mine disaster
 Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, in Venezuela | |
| Date | 20 February 2024 |
|---|---|
| Location | La Paragua, Bolíivar state, Venezuela |
| Cause | unknown |
| Casualties | |
The Bulla Loca mine disaster occurred on 20 February 2024, when an illegal gold mine called Bulla Loca, located in La Paragua, in the Angostura Municipality Bolíivar in Venezuela collapsed leaving at least a dozen people dead, although the exact number of people killed varies among authorities.[3]
Background
[edit]Actually, the Venezuelan economy is faces a series of coyuntural problems that is affecting the local population, which has motivated its inhabitants to find ways to support themselves at home, in which they have chosen to explore mines illegally which contravenes Venezuelan laws and for which they have created numerous environmental problems.[4]
Accident
[edit]The time of the accident occurred when the event took place last Tuesday, 20 February at 3:00 p.m. (Venezuela local time) in Bolívar.[5] During the following hours, the rescue of multiple victims was carried out. At the moment, the number of people affected has not yet been confirmed and only an approximate number is available.[6] The Secretary of Citizen Security in Bolívar, Edgar Colina Reyes, provided the first report in the early hours of 21 February. The Operational Zone for Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (Zoedan) of Bolívar described that the Bulla Loca mine it is an open-pit “artisanal mine” where “some miners are found injured and walled up.”[7]
See also
[edit]- Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
- Environmental issues in Venezuela
- Orinoco Mining Arc
- Mining in Venezuela
- 2024 in Venezuela
Notes
[edit]- ^ Some sources estimate more than 20 deaths
References
[edit]- ^ "Venezuela: tragedia en mina ilegal deja al menos 30 muertos y más de 100 sepultados" (in Spanish). France24. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela". AP News. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Tragedia en Venezuela por derrumbe de una mina ilegal de oro: Maduro dice que hay al menos 15 muertos" (in Spanish). CNN en Español. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Singer, Florantonia (21 February 2024). "Un derrumbe en una mina de oro ilegal en Venezuela deja al menos 15 muertos y 11 heridos". El País. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Bulla Loca: ¿dónde queda la mina artesanal de oro donde murieron más de 10 personas?" (in Spanish). La República.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Tragedia en Venezuela: derrumbe en mina de oro deja, por lo menos, 30 muertos y 100 personas atrapadas" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Al menos 16 fallecidos reporta primer balance oficial tras derrumbe de mina en el estado Bolívar #22Feb". El Impulso (in Spanish). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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