Mozambique: Five Dead in Landslide At Illegal Mine

Maputo — At least five illegal miners have lost their lives as a result of landslides in an artisanal mine located in Guruè district, in the central Mozambican province of Zambézia.

According to the administrator of Guruè district, Felisberto Ponta Vida, interviewed by Radio Moçambique, the landslide was caused by the heavy rain that has been falling in northern Zambézia.

Ponta Vida explained that the tragedy took place in the current week “after an artisanal mine collapsed during…