Colombian gold miners rescued after about 18 hours trapped underground
The operation to free the miners finished at just after 03:00 local time (09:00 BST) on Friday, according to Colombia's energy minister.Video of the rescue showed the miners' colleagues clapping and cheering as they climbed out of the mine shaft. Yarley Erasmo Marin, a representative of a local miners' association, told the AFP news agency that a mechanical failure caused the collapse of a structure designed to prevent landslides, blocking the mine's main exit.Oxygen had to be given to the trapped miners through hoses while they waited to be rescued, local radio station ABC reported.The ANM said in a statement that it calls on the mining community to "refrain from illegal mining activities, which endanger the lives and safety of those involved and also impact the country's resources and the environment". Mining accidents are not uncommon in Colombia and dozens of deaths have been recorded in recent years.
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