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At Least 38 Killed in Sudan Gold Mine Collapse

Dozens of people have been killed in the collapse of a defunct gold mine in Sudan’s West Kordofan province over the weekend, according to the country’s state-run mining company.

Ismael Tissou, spokesperson for the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, said on Wednesday at least 38 people were dead, raising an earlier toll of 31.

Tissou said the exact number of people buried was not clear.

On Tuesday, Sudanese Mineral Resources Company Limited said in a statement posted on Facebook the closed, non-functioning mine was located in the village of Fuja, in En Nahud locality, some 700km (435 miles) south of the capital, Khartoum.

Local media reported that several shafts collapsed at the Darsaya mine and that besides the dead at least eight injured people were taken to a local hospital.

The mining company also posted images showing villagers gathering at the site as at least two dredgers worked to find possible survivors and bodies.

Other photographs showed people preparing graves to bury the dead.

The company said the mine had been condemned for being unsafe, and that it had been guarded by security forces for a while to ensure that no activity resumed in it. However, local traditional miners came to work the mine after the forces left the area.

It did not mention when the mine had been condemned.

Collapses are common in Sudan’s gold mines, where safety standards are not widely enforced.

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