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 El Callao Municipality, Bolívar, in Venezuela | |
| Date | 13 October 2025 |
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| Deaths | 14+ |
On 13 October 2025, the Cuatro Esquinas de Caratal gold mine in El Callao, Bolívar state, Venezuela, flooded as a result of heavy rains in the area. The flood resulted in an official death toll of at least 14, although unofficially at least 37 miners died.[1][2][3]
The flooding is at least the fourth mining-related disaster to occur in El Callao.[4]
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[edit]- ↑ "Tragedia en Venezuela: colapso de mina de oro en El Callao deja 14 muertos". Democrata.es. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "Muertes en minas del sur de Venezuela, S.O.S. Orinoco denuncia indiferencia estatal y condiciones inhumanas". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "14 fallecidos en colapso de una mina en El Callao: detalles clave del suceso". Runrunes. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "Al menos 14 muertos en inundación de mina en Venezuela". Deutsche Welle. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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