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Families’ grief after deadly Venezuela mine collapse | AP News

Families’ grief after deadly Venezuela mine collapse | AP News

Families and friends have started burying loved ones who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The accident was one of the worst in years in a poorly regulated mining industry that has soared as the OPEC nation’s oil production dwindled. (Feb. 22) (AP video: Juan Arraez)

Families and friends have started burying loved ones who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The accident was one of the worst in years in a poorly regulated mining industry that has soared as the OPEC nation’s oil production dwindled. (Feb. 22) (AP video: Juan Arraez)