Sudan: 6 Dead, 20 Missing in Gold Mine Collapse in N. Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan — At least six people were killed, and around 20 others remain missing after the collapse of a traditional gold mine in River Nile State, northern Sudan, according to reports by a local official and volunteers on Saturday.

“The collapse occurred yesterday (Friday) at one of the gold mines in the Um Oud area, west of the city of Berber,” Hassan Ibrahim Karar, executive director of the Berber locality, said in a statement. He added that search operations are ongoing for others…