Niger gold mine collapse
On 7 November 2021, a collapse at an artisanal gold mine in Niger killed at least 32 miners.[1][2] The mine is located in the impoverished Maradi Region.[3]
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Adamou Gueraou, mayor of Dan-Issa district told Agence France-Presse “The provisional death toll is 18 people, whom we buried this morning". Seven other miners were hospitalised with injuries.[4]
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References[]
- ^ "Niger gold mine death toll rises to 32". The Ghana Report. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ Reuters (2021-11-08). "At least 18 killed in artisanal gold mine collapse in Niger". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ AfricaNews (2021-11-08). "18 dead in Niger gold mine collapse". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "At least 18 killed in Niger gold mine collapse". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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