, ongoing since Tuesday, retrieved the bodies of four miners on Friday.
According to a statement, two of the recovered bodies were identified, namely Mohamed Rajab and Yusef Bilal from El Leri. They estimate that 16 people are still missing.
The Ministry of Energy and Mining is responsible, said the statement, for its failure to follow a mining policy that uses modern and safe methods of mining.
Excavations of local rescue teams and the International Committee of the Red Cross have been underway since 13 wells collapsed. Rescue teams are facing great difficulties due to the depth and branching of the tunnels. Witnesses at the site of the mine told Radio Dabanga that search operations are still taking place with local support.