Gold mine collapse kills at least 12 in Venezuela

Another 112 people survived the mine collapse, Bolivar citizen security secretary Edgar Colina said, and authorities will return to the site on Sunday to check for other survivors or victims.

Tunnels at the Talavera mine are opened in a rudimentary fashion by informal miners looking for gold.

The mine is in the so-called Orinoco Mining Arc.

Advocacy groups and other organisations have issued warnings about the region, with the United Nations last year reporting that human rights violations take place in Venezuela's mining regions.