Thursday, May 2, 2013

Sudan: 60 miners believed to be trapped following goldmine collapse

Latest reports from the Darfur province in Sudan indicates that a goldmine has collapsed and 60 miners are thought to be trapped.

A member of parliament from the area said the mine collapsed earlier this week, and word had only reached the capital Khartoum on Thursday. Witnesses told reporters that rescue efforts had been unsuccessful.

Both the Akhir Lahza daily and the Al-Shorouq TV, both quoted local commissioner Haroon al-Hussein as saying that rescue operations were underway

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