Disaster● Elevated38m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 1:01 PM
Explosion in a coal mine in Chita, northern Boyacá, leaves at least two dead: 'Get out of there, move away from the mine entrance!'
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from El Tiempo · Colombia · South America
Members of the National Mining Agency confirmed the discovery of two bodies after the detonation occurred in the La Playa hamlet.
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