Sudan is in the throes of a long-standing economic crisis and has led some to resort to risky practices in underdeveloped regions to try to make a living, Reuters reported.
“The company specifies to the miners a certain depth to dig gold wells, but they do not abide by these restrictions,” Al Dahwey said, adding that collapses like this “often occur and lead to loss of life.”More than two million miners work in more than 800 locations across the country, according to the latest government statistics.
Independent gold mining has been on the rise in Sudan since 2011, when South Sudan separated from Sudan — taking with it most of the country’s oil revenue.
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