At least 14 people were killed after a gold mine collapsed in El Callao municipality in southern Venezuela following heavy rains in the area, emergency officials said on Monday.
The National Risk System teams said recovery efforts were underway, with the bodies found in three separate shafts.
"The first phase of the works is to pump out all the shafts in the sector to reduce the water level, and then evaluate rescue efforts," emergency officials said in a post on social media.
Trump says Iranian 'fast-attack' ships that come close to US blockade will be eliminated
US President Donald Trump warned on Monday that any Iranian "fast-attack" ships that go near a US maritime blockade on Iran would be eliminated.
US-sanctioned Chinese tanker passes Strait of Hormuz despite blockade
A Chinese tanker sanctioned by the United States has passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday despite a US blockade on the chokepoint, shipping data showed.
Dozens detained in New York City protest over US arms sales to Israel
Dozens of protesters were detained by police in New York City on Monday during demonstrations calling for the blocking of arms sales to Israel and an end to US military support for its ally.
US begins blockade of Iran's ports, Tehran threatens retaliation
The US military began a blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to retaliate after weekend talks in Islamabad on ending the war broke down.
Former Brazil spy chief arrested by ICE in the United States
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem has been detained by ICE in the United States, the agency reported on its website on Monday, after he fled Brazil in September following his conviction for plotting a coup with President Jair Bolsonaro.
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