David Alvarez Nunez was born in Tori del Perizo, only 33, and although he was always working in construction, this year, this year. … January, he decided to turn his life and follow his passion: Be miner As his father was. Unfortunately, this dream has been deducted forever. David was one of Five dead mines workers in Cerredo mineIn Diganna. The rest, Philiplo neighbors, also from Lyon Province, are between 32 and 54 years old. His brother, who was barely explaining the words, said that David started just three months ago to work for the company Blue. “He decided to follow my father’s footsteps, his dream was. Although his entire life has devoted himself to construction, he gave up this to start this company and do so with a great illusion. “No one imagined this,” said his brother, who was preferred to keep his identity not to be disclosed: “No one imagined this.”
The broken pain comments that he learned of what happened “by the press” and that the first thing he did was a hurry towards Bonferrada Hospital, and when asked about his brother, it was the first answer he received: “Yes, yes. Do not worry that he is fine. Be calm because he is here,” he remembers.
He entered deeply, and shortly after he learned that his brother lost his life inside the mine. “The worst thing is that we have learned by the press, we have seen it and we came here. Even no one gave up from the company to inform us of anything.
Near him was the other four died relatives: Jorge Caro, from Sosas de Lasiana; His cousin, Robin Soto Robla, from Caples below; Amadeo Castelaar, from Villaseca, and Iván Radío, born in Orralu. They expected Discons Section at the entrance to the mine would be able to identify the bodies, which were later transferred to the Legal Medicine Institute.
“There is no right, before companies guaranteed the safety of workers, but every time they do,” said Jose Antonio Alvarez, who is known to everyone in Serdera.
Álvarez was unable to hide his impotence of what happened: “Today’s companies are in the hands of Chamiceros, which they do is profit and change each name so that it is not investigated. They do not care about their employees. “
The most sorry is the youth who was Jorge Caro in the future. “He was a child who has dreams, with a future, working very hard,” says toño álvarez, who was also a pre -mine and works in the same mine as his relative lost his life. “I spent 32 years in this mine. I know her as if the living room was in my house.
While TOñO spoke, she did not leave the deaf screaming of one of the other widows of the deceased anyone indifferent: “Why didn’t you tell me yesterday that it was the last day?” “I can’t! I want to die with him!” “Where is the responsible company?” Another wondered wives, who had to obtain medical help.
In the accident, four other miners were injured. Two of them were transferred to De Ponferrada Hospital, and another to the Central University Hospital in Asores (HUCA) and the most dangerous at Cangas Del Narcea.
