Bogotá (AFP) — Seven miners from a group of 23 trapped inside a collapsed Colombian gold mine since Monday night have been rescued, authorities said on Wednesday.

The mud-covered miners emerged one by one from the shaft 80 meters (262 feet) underground where they had been trapped, a video posted on X by Colombia’s mining agency showed.

They were cheered on by colleagues above ground.

“The rescue operation continues,” the agency said, alongside a photo of the rescued workers, some still wearing their helmets.

The agency told AFP that it expected to bring the remaining 16 miners to the surface in the coming hours.

La Reliquia mine is situated about four hours from Colombia’s second city of Medellin in the town of Segovia in northwestern Antioquia department.

It is operated by a local c

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