Accident traps at least 25 miners in Nicaragua, government-backed site says


  • World
  • Friday, 29 Aug 2014

MANAGUA (Reuters) - At least 25 miners were trapped in a gold mine in Nicaragua's far north on Thursday after a collapse, a government-backed news website and other media reported, adding that rescue efforts would continue through the night.

Two miners may have been killed in the collapse at the Bonanza mining project, about 260 miles (420 km) northeast of the capital Managua, the El 19 Digital website said.

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