Sudan: Sudan Gold-Mine Collapse Leaves Six People Dead, Dozens Missing

Apr 21, 2015 | Bassem Abo Alabass Mohammed, Bloomberg
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A gold-mine collapse in Sudan’s western region of Darfur killed six people and may have left more than 30 others trapped underground, a community leader said. The disaster occurred last week at the informal mine in al-Sireaf, in North Darfur’s Jebel Amer region, and rescue efforts have been made, according to Ibrahim Abdullah, head of the state’s Shura Council of Arab tribes. Afia Darfur, an online radio station covering the region, cited eyewitness Mahmoud Hemdan as saying eight bodies have been recovered.