Bulla Loca mine disaster
The Bulla Loca mine disaster occurred on 20 February 2024, when an illegal gold mine called Bulla Loca, located in La Paragua, in the Angostura Municipality Bolíivar in Venezuela collapsed leaving at least a dozen people dead, although the exact number of people killed varies among authorities. == Background == The Venezuelan economy faces a series of coyuntural problems that is affecting the local population, which has motivated its inhabitants to find ways to support themselves at home, in which they have chosen to explore mines illegally which contravenes Venezuelan laws and for which they have created numerous environmental problems.