6 dead in Sudan goldmine collapse

March 6, 2021 at 10:46 am | Published in: Africa, News, Sudan
A gold mine in the Sudanese desert on 3 October 2011 [ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images]
March 6, 2021 at 10:46 am
The Sudanese authorities on Friday announced the deaths of six people following the collapse of deserted goldmines in the city of Wadi Halfa, north of the country.
Mubarak Ardoul, director of the Sudanese Company for Mineral Resources, disclosed on his Facebook page: "The collapse of abandoned mines in Nimra 2 station in Wadi Halfa led to the deaths of six local miners."
According to Ardoul, mines protection police officers are deployed at the accident scene to prevent the locals from approaching the abandoned mines.

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