Zimbabwe authorities fear for the lives of fifteen miners trapped after a mine collapsed early this Thursday. In a mine in Manicaland province, Police in the east of the country confirmed to EFE today.
“The police came to the scene and started an investigation. Civil Protection Unit To rescue fifteen miners trapped in the collapsed shaft,” spokesman and deputy commissioner Paul Nyathi told EFE.
The facts were also confirmed by Farai Maguwu. Director of the Natural Resources Governance Center (CNRG) is an organization that respects human rights and works for better management of natural resources in Zimbabwe.
According to activists, twenty people were trapped underground in the mine; five of them They were rescued, one of them suffered serious head traumawith.
“Fifteen (people) are still trapped underground and rescue efforts are still ongoing. Last year CNRG demanded the closure of Parliament Although the mine was closed because many shafts collapsed, no precautions were taken,” Maguwu lamented in his statements to EFE.
“We want people operating the mine to come forward and assist in the rescue mission being carried out,” he added.
The Redwing mine has experienced several shaft collapses in recent years, trapping miners. Environmental Management to cover this In January 2023.
However, many miners continued to work illegally in the mine, and a total of 26 people were reported to have died due to landslides last year.
This mine belongs to him A member of parliament from the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), Pedzisayi Scott Sakupwanya was allegedly linked to illegal gold smuggling in the country in a journalistic investigation published by Qatari media Al Jazeera last year.
Such mining accidents occur frequently in Zimbabwe. a country rich in gold, platinum and diamondsMinerals that many young people try to obtain by hand without the proper equipment.