At least 48 people died on Saturday at collapse a gold mine illegally exploited in western Mali, several local sources informed the AFP.
“The balance at 6:00 p.m. [locales, 17H00 GMT] He is 48 dead after the collapse, “said a police source, adding that” some of the victims fell into the water, including a woman who took her baby in tow. “
Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world Despite being one of the main gold producers in Africa.
The gold mines They are the usual scenario of deadly landslides and the authorities try to control the artisanal extraction of this precious metal.
Saturday’s accident occurred in An abandoned site previously exploited by a Chinese company, sources reported to the AFP.
