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Relatives say reject Mexico's 6-11 month plan to find trapped miners

Relatives of miners trapped in the flooded Pinabete coal mine react while talking to reporters after rejecting a government plan to find the miners that officials said could stretch from six to 11 months, in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico August 25, 2022. REUTERS/Cesar Alejandro Fernandez

Family members of 10 miners who have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico for three weeks said on Thursday they rejected a government plan to find the miners that they said officials described as lasting from six to 11 months.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said earlier in the day that officials would run a proposal by the miners' relatives to seek their approval before publicly announcing it.

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