Cement blocks support the coffin that contain the remains of miner Gerson Leal, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people including Leal and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Neighbors of miner Santiago Mora attend his burial at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Relatives of miner Santiago Mora cry during his buried at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People who were in Bulla Loca during a mine collapse, carry their belongings after arriving via a boat, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People cry during the burial of miner Santiago Mora at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said on Feb. 21, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
The coffin that contain the remains of miner Richard Bastardo, sits on a concrete slab at a cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people including Bastardo, and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
The coffin of miner Santiago Mora sits ready for burial at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A Bulla Loca miner carrying his personal belongings, disembarks from a military helicopter in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated Bulla Loca open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
The coffin that contain the remains of miner Gerson Leal, is transported in the bed of a truck to a cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people including Leal and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A miner carries his belongings after arriving by boat from the Bulla Loca mine, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated Bulla Loca open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A miner carries his belongings after arriving by boat from the Bulla Loca mine, in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of the illegally operated Bulla Loca open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
An injured miner is carried off a boat in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Family members wait for the arrival of a helicopter transporting people who were in Bulla Loca during a mine collapse, at the airport in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A sister of miner Santiago Mora, left, cries with other relatives as he is buried at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
People carry the coffin of miner Santiago Mora during his burial at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A sister of miner Santiago Mora cries as he is buried at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Relatives grieve over the coffin that contain the remains of miner Gerson Leal, during a burial service in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people including Leal and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
The sister of miner Santiago Mora, left, cries as he is buried at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Residents work together to place the coffin that contain the remains of miner Richard Bastardo, into a grave at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people including Bastardo, and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A woman cries, facing camera, as she receives a family member who was in Bulla Loca during a mine collapse, at the airport in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)