The Cuatro Esquinas mine collapsed after excessive rainfall during the night from Sunday to Monday.
The local daily Correo del Caronà reported earlier that miners had become trapped in the shafts. At the time, there was talk of 10 missing.
Eventually, deaths were found in several flooded mine shafts, writes La Prensa de Monagas
Rescue workers from different services are trying to pump out the water and step up the search for more victim, reports the local fire department on social media.
