Workers Trapped After Gold Mine Collapses in Tanzania
6:39pm 26th January 2017
A search team is trying to reach more than a dozen people trapped underground at a gold mine collapsed in a remote part of Tanzania, police said.
Commander Mponjoli Mwabulambo said a massive mound of earth had collapsed in Nyarugusu village in the northeast of the country, burying at least 13 workers.
He said: "A rescue team has been deployed since morning.
"The team hasn't managed to pull out a body."
The mine is owned by Chinese company RZP and a Chinese citizen is thought to be among those trapped.
A search team is trying to reach more than a dozen people trapped underground at a gold mine collapsed in a remote part of Tanzania, police said.
Commander Mponjoli Mwabulambo said a massive mound of earth had collapsed in Nyarugusu village in the northeast of the country, burying at least 13 workers.
He said: "A rescue team has been deployed since morning.
"The team hasn't managed to pull out a body."
The mine is owned by Chinese company RZP and a Chinese citizen is thought to be among those trapped.
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