Dominican Republic: Crews mount rescue to try and save 80 miners trapped underground
At least 80 miners are trapped in the Dominican Republic with rescue efforts underway, government officials say.
The miners became trapped when a portion of a zinc and copper mine in the Cerros of Maimón collapsed, according to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
The mine is located in a rural area northwest of the capital, Santo Domingo, where relatives anxiously awaited the rescue of their loved ones.
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It wasn’t immediately known if any of them had made it the surface.
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