Rescuers scramble to rescue Honduran miners

Rescuers labored with pickaxes and shovels to dig out 11 miners trapped by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in southern Honduras, and are close to reaching three of the workers, officials said.

The workers were trapped when the entrance of the mine in San Juan Arriba collapsed on Wednesday.

Officials said the mine, 110 kilometers south of the capital Tegucigalpa, had been ordered to close a few months ago because it was unsafe.



Source: NBC News