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Gold mine collapse kills at least 70 people in Sudan’s West Kordofan

Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.

3 reports3 sourcesSep 16, 2026, 1:15 PM
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Al JazeeraSep 16, 2026, 1:15 PM

Gold mine collapse kills at least 70 people in Sudan’s West Kordofan

Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed.

The Straits TimesSep 16, 2026, 10:22 AM

At least 60 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan's West Kordofan, sources say

Sept 16 - At least 60 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in Sudan's West Kordofan state on Sunday, three local sources told Reuters, while a local rights group said some miners could still be alive underground and appealed for urgent rescue efforts.

EuronewsSep 16, 2026, 9:12 AM

At least 60 dead after gold mine collapses in Sudan

The Al-Zaraa mine is near El-Nahud in Sudan’s West Kordofan region. The mine began to collapse on Tuesday after tunnels were dug very close together

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