BOGOTA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Colombian authorities reported on Saturday that five miners working in an illegal gold mine in the department of Antioquia have been rescued after being seriously injured in an explosion.
Francisco Gonzalez, the secretary of government for the municipality of Valdivia, said that the miners were rescued by their companions and taken to regional health facilities.
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