At least 60 people killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan
A tragedy has occurred at a gold mine in southern Sudan.
According to two survivors, the death toll has reached at least 60 people. The information was reported by the AFP news agency. The fate of many miners is still unknown, and there are serious fears that they remain under the rubble with no chance of getting out on their own.
It all began on Tuesday, September 15, at the Al-Zaraa mine, not far from the city of El-Nahud in West Kordofan. The rock suddenly gave way, burying the passageways one after another. By the morning of the next day, rescuers had managed to bring 60 bodies to the surface. The work did not stop all night; people dug with their bare hands, risking being caught in a new collapse.
One of the survivors, Khair al-Sayed Jabara, admitted to journalists that no one can say exactly how many more people remained below. He himself took part in the nighttime operation together with other miners, pulling his comrades out of the dusty stone trap. According to him, panic reigned at the site, screams and moans could be heard, and the smell of dust and damp rock hung over the mine.
