Gold mine collapse in northeast Sudan kills at least 11
- It was the second collapse of an informal gold mine in Sudan in a week.
- SHENDI, Sudan -- A gold mine shaft collapsed in northeastern Sudan, killing at least 11 miners and injuring 30, a state official said Sunday, while a search continued for the missing under the debris.
- The mines are among thousands of small-scale and informal mines scattered across Sudan, which has been engulfed in a war that has at times pushed parts of the country into famine.
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- It was the second collapse of an informal gold mine in Sudan in a week.
- SHENDI, Sudan -- A gold mine shaft collapsed in northeastern Sudan, killing at least 11 miners and injuring 30, a state official said Sunday, while a search continued for the missing under the debris.
- The mines are among thousands of small-scale and informal mines scattered across Sudan, which has been engulfed in a war that has at times pushed parts of the country into famine.
Sources: ABC News