A gold mine collapse kills 11 workers in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday.
The collapse of the Kersh al-Feel mine happened over the weekend in the desert town of Houeid in the eastern Nile River province, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Limited Company said in a statement. Another seven workers were injured and transferred to a hospital, it said.
The company said it had stopped excavation and reiterated its warning to informal miners against working at the site.
Sudan is a major gold producer but mine collapses are common due to poor safety standards.
Similar incidents in recent years include a 2023 collapse that killed 14 miners and another in 2021 that claimed 38 lives.
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