The Power of Mali Gold Mine Accident Kills At Least 48

The Power of Mali Gold Mine Accident Kills At Least 48

BAMAKO — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday resulted in the deaths of at least 48 people, according to authorities and local sources who spoke with AFP.Mali is one of Africa's leading gold producers. As a result, mining sites are frequently the scenes of deadly landslides and accidents.Authorities have been struggling for some time to control the unregulated mining of this precious metal in the country, which ranks among the world's poorest.The toll at 1800 today is 48 dead following the collapse, said a police source.Some of the victims fell into the water. Among them was a woman with her baby on her back.A local official confirmed the cave-in, while the Kenieba gold miners' association also put the death toll at 48.The search for victims is ongoing, as stated by the head of an environmental organization.Saturday's accident took place at an abandoned site formerly operated by a Chinese company, according to sources who spoke with Agence France-Presse.In January, a landslide occurred in southern Mali. As a result, it killed at least ten people and left many others missing, most of whom were women.Just over a year ago, a tunnel collapsed at a gold mining site in the same region as Saturday's landslide. This resulted in the death of more than 70 people.

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