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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