Audio By Carbonatix
At least 13 freelance gold miners have died in Sudan’s South Kordofan state after a tunnel collapsed.
The accident happened on Tuesday night after the discovery of large amounts of gold in one of the shafts, the news agency EFE quotes the deputy mayor of the town of Talodi as saying.
The find attracted a large number of small-scale miners, which caused the accident.
Other miners have been injured but the exact number of causalities is yet to be established.
According to the Reuters news agency, about 80% of Sudan's lucrative gold mining is extracted using dangerous makeshift methods.
An official with the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company told Reuters: “The mine was not up to standards and miners and residents of the area have refused government oversight."
Local miners tend to protest against mining companies, accusing them of plundering and polluting the land, Reuters says.
Latest Stories
-
Haaland donates £100,000 Viking book to home town
1 hour -
AFCON 2025: Senegal appeal to be heard ‘as swiftly as possible’
1 hour -
Barcelona hit Real Madrid for six in last-eight tie
1 hour -
Gunmen kill nine Nigerian troops in Kebbi attack
4 hours -
UN calls on Libyan authorities to release political activist
4 hours -
Houston airport wait times reach over four hours amid US travel chaos
4 hours -
Trump confirms May meeting with Xi Jinping as Iran war forces postponement
4 hours -
Singer Duffy to share sex assault ordeal in documentary
4 hours -
OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
4 hours -
Oil prices volatile as Trump talks up Iran negotiations
5 hours -
Rocket stocks soar on report Musk’s SpaceX to file for share sale
5 hours -
Ex-Google boss confirmed as new BBC director general
5 hours -
Dogs became man’s best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find
5 hours -
Trader’s murder: Police exhume remains, await autopsy
5 hours -
Alleged Tetegu taxi driver murder: Policewoman’s case adjourned
5 hours