At least 100 feared dead in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic
Relief volunteer says 100 bodies recovered as miners remain missing and trapped under rubble at the Zamboye site. More than 100 people have been killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon, local sources and a Red Cross volunteer have said.
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- Fact 1: Relief volunteer says 100 bodies recovered as miners remain missing and trapped under rubble at the Zamboye site.
- Fact 2: More than 100 people have been killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon, local sources and a Red Cross volunteer have said.
- Fact 3: Local media reported that the cave-in occurred on Tuesday in the village of Zamboye, about 50km (31 miles) from the Central African town of Baboua and a few kilometres from Garoua-Boulai, in eastern Cameroon.
- Fact 4: Then it stopped moving At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports South Africa mine collapse kills 14 suspected illegal miners Gervais Ganagoroh, a Red Cross volunteer involved in the relief effort, told the Associated Press news agency on Wednesday that more than 100 bodies had been recovered from the collapse.
Relief volunteer says 100 bodies recovered as miners remain missing and trapped under rubble at the Zamboye site. More than 100 people have been killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon, local sources and a Red Cross volunteer have said.
Local media reported that the cave-in occurred on Tuesday in the village of Zamboye, about 50km (31 miles) from the Central African town of Baboua and a few kilometres from Garoua-Boulai, in eastern Cameroon. A rope was the miners’ lifeline to the surface. Then it stopped moving At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports South Africa mine collapse kills 14 suspected illegal miners Gervais Ganagoroh, a Red Cross volunteer involved in the relief effort, told the Associated Press news agency on Wednesday that more than 100 bodies had been recovered from the collapse.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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