There is great concern surrounding the fate of the three workers who were trapped today at a depth of 900 meters in a potash mine in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, after the arcade collapse.

The regional Catalan government, which manages the police, fire and rescue services of the region, confirmed their deaths with her post on Twitter, which she later deleted.

“We deeply regret the death of three workers in the accident at the Souria mine,” regional president Pere Aragones said on Twitter, in a message that was deleted a few minutes later.

At the same time, the USOC union announced that the 3 workers trapped in the mine had lost their lives and that it sent its condolences to their families.

Several Spanish media, citing sources from the rescue teams operating at the scene, also reported that the three workers were dead.

In response to a question from AFP, a regional police spokesman said for his part that “the official confirmation (of their death) will not come until the doctors reach their level, certify that they are dead and inform their families“.

According to the fire department, the three workers are “trapped at a depth of approximately 900 meters”.

The accident occurred before 09:00 (10:00 Greek time) from a collapse that occurred in a mine gallery, said regional police who deployed special teams to participate in the rescue operation, including one with trained dogs.

The emergency services had also dispatched two ambulance helicopters and a team of psychologists to the scene.

Speaking of the “tragic news”, Labor Minister Yolanda Diath expressed her sympathy “to the families and colleagues of the workers who fell victim to the collapse at the Suria mine”.

This potash mine belongs to ICL Iberia, a Spanish subsidiary of the Israeli company ICL.