Sudan · Multiple sources
Sudan gold mine collapse kills dozens as search for missing continues
At least 60 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble.
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- 16 Sept 2026, 13:54 CEST → 17 Sept 2026, 08:24 CEST
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A gold mine collapse on Wednesday killed at least 82 people in a remote area in Sudan, a source in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces reported. The destruction occurred at the al-Zara gold mine, located in West Kordofan province – an area under the control of the RSF, who have been at war with the country’s military...
Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed.
At least 60 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble.
At least 82 people have been killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, with dozens more injured and others feared trapped beneath the rubble.
At least 82 people have died after an informal gold mine collapsed in war-torn Sudan, officials have said.
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