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

At least 70 artisanal miners were killed and dozens remain trapped after adjoining mining shafts collapsed at the al-Zaraa gold mine near al-Nuhud town in Sudan's West Kordofan state on Tuesday. Local sources and the Sudan Doctors Network cited a lack of safety procedures and rescue equipment as contributing factors to the high death toll, with residents using rudimentary tools in the ongoing search efforts.