Relatives Reject Mexico’s 6-11 Month Plan to Find Trapped Miners Reuters
go to original August 27, 2022

Relatives of miners trapped in the flooded Pinabete coal mine react while talking to reporters after rejecting a government plan to find the miners that officials said could stretch from six and 11 months, in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico.  (Cesar Alejandro/Reuters)

Update: Families of the Ten Miners Trapped in Coahuila Signed an Agreement to Receive Compensation (PVDN)

Family members of 10 miners who have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for three weeks said on Thursday they rejected a government plan to find the miners that they said officials described as lasting from six to 11 months. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said earlier in the day that officials would run a proposal by the miners' relatives to seek their approval before publicly announcing it.

Mexico's Civil Protection agency, which has coordinated the rescue effort, did not respond to a question about what director Laura Velazquez shared in a meeting with family members.

Reuters could not independently verify the government's proposal.

The miners became trapped underground at the Pinabete mine in the northern border state of Coahuila on Aug. 3 when a tunnel wall collapsed, triggering flooding throughout the mine.

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Related: Official: 6 of 43 Missing Mexican Students Given to Army Before Being Killed (Associated Press)

Related: Coahuila Miners’ Rescue Could Take 11 Months (Mexico News Daily)

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