2024-01-14 15:02:25
More than 21 miners died in a landslide at a mine in northern Tanzania, the president of the East African country, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced on Sunday.
“It is with great sadness that I have received reports of the death of more than 21 people following a landslide at the Ng’alita mine, in the Bariadi district, region of Simiyu,” the president said in a message broadcast on X. “These fellow Tanzanians were artisanal miners in the region, trying to earn a living for themselves and their families and contributing to the development of the country,” she said. added.
It was not yet known when the tragedy occurred and whether other minors were missing.
Tanzania and other East African countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have been facing torrential rains linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon for several weeks. Seventy-six people died last month in landslides, still in northern Tanzania, in the Katesh region.
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