Gold Mine collapse in Darfur kills Four people

Gold Mine collapse in Darfur kills Four people

Four people were killed and six injured in the collapse of a gold mine in the Daraba area of ​​El Radom locality in South Darfur.
An eyewitness, Musab Abdel-Rahim, told Darfur 24 that a well collapsed on a number of workers from one family, and “Fadlallah Ibrahim, Bishara Al-Amin, and Bakht Ismail” died immediately. The body of the fourth dead Younis Al Hadi was not taken out while Ali Hamad, Salih Musa, Harbi Fadl Al-Karim, Hamad Hajjo, Ahmed Muhammad, and Ahmed Muhammad were injured
Musab said that the dead were buried in the mine, and some of the wounded were transferred to Buram and Nyala Teaching Hospitals.
In the context, the medical assistant, Yasser Ibrahim, told Darfur 24 that most of the injuries are fractures and wounds that caused bleeding, confirming the stability of some cases, but he warned that the injured need urgent medical care.
Hafez Dabkeh, director of the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, South Darfur branch, told Darfur24 that the dangers of traditional mining are high despite the state’s attempts to reduce them. It leads to a lot of problems.”
MTN Sudan Sudani Moawad He confirmed that the past year witnessed the death of one mining worker in one of the gold mines, and added: “The miners do not abide by the awareness workshops that are carried out by the competent authorities for their safety, which leads to many problems”