Dozens are feared to be dead after an illegal gold mine in the Venezuelan town of La Paragua collapsed, according to the town’s mayor Yorgi Arciniega.

The mayor estimates dozens of people have been killed, and more are still trapped in the collapsed mine. But due to the region’s remoteness, in the southeastern Bolivar state, there are conflicting reports on the scale of the incident, Arciniega told CNN en Espanol in a phone call on Wednesday.

Relief teams and rescue workers have been dispatched to the area where the mine is located, called Bulla Loca, the mayor said.

Dozens are feared to be dead after an illegal gold mine in the Venezuelan town of La Paragua collapsed, according to the town’s mayor Yorgi Arciniega.

CNN