Tanzania: Gold mine collapse kills four, three critically injured

Dodoma (Tanzania): At least 4 miners were killed and 3 others were injured when a gold mine collapsed in northwestern region of Geita in Tanzania.

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 26 May 2017 5:40 AM GMT
Tanzania: Gold mine collapse kills four, three critically injured
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Tanzania: Gold mine collapse kills four, three critically injured

Dodoma (Tanzania): At least 4 miners were killed and 3 others were critically injured when a gold mine collapsed in northwestern region of Geita in Tanzania.

The accident occurred at around 0800 hours, on Thursday, at a depth of 10 metre as a group of seven miners were working in the gold mine pit. According to preliminary investigation the accident occurred as a result of the ongoing rains.

Regional Police Commander Mponjoli Mwabulambo confirmed the accident, saying it happened in a remote area of Geita Town located on the western shores of the world's second-largest freshwater lake, Victoria.

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Mwabulambo said that four miners were killed by falling rocks and another three were taken to a hospital, though their injuries were not life-threatening.

District Commissioner Herman Kapufi said the rescue team had arrived on the scene of an accident and managed to retrieve bodies of the killed miners.

It may be mentioned that in January last, 14 people, including one Chinese national, were trapped after a small gold mine collapsed in Tanzania's northwestern region of Geita.

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Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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