Miners Striking in Asturia

[MiaDenver]

I just read an article about miners striking throughout what looks like a significant section of the terrain the Camino goes through. Has anybody been walking through this, or spoken to anyone who is? What precautions, if any, should we take?
Here is the link to the article.
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/miner ... le-0022256

Mia

 

[Rebekah Scott]

The miners are protesting along parts of the Camino del Norte, the San Salvador, the Vadiniense, and the Primitivo. Violence -- mostly rock-throwing by miners and tear-gassing by Guardia Civil -- is focused on road junctions and railway lines near to mining centers. None of it so far has involved injuries to civilians or pilgrims. I know a couple of pilgrims walking up in that area, and neither has said anything about the strikes.

I was north of La Robla a few days ago (on the San Salvador) and met up with a group of 120 or so strikers and their supporters, they were on a march south toward Leon. All of them were smiling and friendly people who asked for pilgrim prayers for their cause!

Rebekah
child of the mines

 

[MiaDenver]

Thank you, Rebekah! I'm at the blind-panic stage of preparation and should probably stop reading the news for a few days.