Rescue workers in Colombia are working against the clock to save 14 coal miners who have been trapped deep underground since Monday.
The men were cut off after an explosion thought to have been caused by a build-up of gases ripped through a tunnel.
The blast’s expansive wave hit one miner on the surface who has since died from the burns he sustained.
Mining accidents are not uncommon in Colombia, with 148 deaths recorded in 2021.
Relatives of the miners have been holding a vigil by the banks of a little stream not far from the mine entrance. END.