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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Rescue Operation

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Namibia

Zambia urges hope as races to find trapped miners

A week after dozens of miners were buried by a mudslide in Zambia, the government said Friday it was committed to rescuing all those still trapped underground. Vice President Mutale Nalumango told parliament that operations to retrieve the about 36 workers would continue indefinitely, after a survivor was pulled from the rubble earlier this week. "I urge the nation and the affected families to remain hopeful," she said. "The government […]

todayDecember 8, 2023 3

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Africa

Zambia yet to retrieve trapped miners days later

Zambian officials have been unable to locate dozens of illegal miners believed to be trapped after a mudslide at an open cast copper mine on Friday. According to the BBC, the accident in Zambia's northern Copperbelt province occurred after heavy rains. Rescue teams have been pumping water from the underground pits at the Sesili mine in Chingola but have not made contact with the miners.

todayDecember 4, 2023 4

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