AMAGA, Colombia (Reuters) - More than 70 Colombian miners were feared dead on Thursday after they were trapped by an explosion that ripped through a coal mine in what could become one of the Andean country's worst mining disasters.
At least 18 bodies were pulled from the wreckage after the midnight gas explosion in northwestern Antioquia province. The death toll was expected to rise steadily as rescuers struggled against gas and debris to reach into the mine shift.
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