A Gold Mine Collapse Has Killed at Least 67 People in a Remote Area in Sudan
Survivors said many more miners are still trapped as rescuers used rudimentary tools to recover bodies from the rubble, AFP reported.
- On Tuesday, a gold mine at Al-Zaraa near El-Nahud in West Kordofan, Sudan, collapsed, killing at least 60 people.
- The collapse reportedly began after two shafts dug close together gave way, a structural failure common at makeshift wells in Sudan lacking safety procedures.
- Survivor Khair al-Sayyed Jabara participated in the all-night rescue using rudimentary tools. "We need heavy machinery to clear the rock and soil," Sayyed Jabara told AFP.
- Many miners remain missing and feared dead under the rubble, with survivors unable to confirm how many are still trapped due to absent rescue equipment at the site.
- Sudan is one of Africa's largest gold producers, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces controlling West Kordofan and relying heavily on mining revenue amid the ongoing civil conflict.
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At least 60 dead, dozens feared trapped after gold mine collapses in Sudan
A gold mine in Sudan's West Kordofan state collapsed on Sunday, leaving at least 60 people dead and more missing. Local monitors said some miners may still be alive underground, but rescue efforts at the remote site remain limited.
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At least 60 killed in Sudan gold mine collapse, survivors say
KHARTOUM —The collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan has killed at least 60 small-scale miners, two survivors told AFP on Wednesday, while many more are missing and feared dead under the rubble.Shafts began collapsing in the Al-Zaraa mine near the town of El-Nahud in West Kordofan on Tuesday, and by the following morning 60 bodies had been retrieved.Survivors say they do not know how many people remain trapped.One surviving miner, Khair al-Sa…
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