8 Dead in Informal Gold Mine Collapse in Malawi

8 dead in informal gold mine collapse in Malawi

LILONGWE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and five others injured when an informal gold mine collapsed Tuesday in Kasungu, about 150 km north of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, authorities said. Read full story

Kasungu mine collapses, kills 8, injures 5 others

Eight people, most of them women, have died while five others are nursing injuries after an artisanal gold mine collapsed at Kasalika Village, Sub-Traditional Authority Suza in Kasungu District yesterday morning. When Malawi News Agency (Mana) visited the site, hundreds of people had gathered alongside district council officials, police and health authorities. Kanyangalazi (L), Nyirenda (C) and others visit the accident site. | Mana Village head…

Mine collapse claims eight lives in Kasungu

By Wanangwa Tembo: At least eight people, most of them women, died while five others were injured Tuesday morning when a gold mine collapsed at Kasalika Village, Sub- Traditional Authority Suza in …

19 Feared Dead After Gold Mine Collapse in Kasungu

News just coming in, it reported  at least 19 people have died after a gold mine collapsed in Mduka Village, Gogode area, Kasungu District. Senior Chief Mankwala has confirmed the incident, saying that so far eight bodies have been recovered from the site. Rescue operations are still underway as authorities search for more people believed to be trapped. One person has been rescued alive but is reported to be in critical condition. According to a…