Central African Republic Rescuers Recover 10 More Bodies as Zamboye Mine Death Toll Tops 100
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Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 20
Central African Republic Rescuers Recover 10 More Bodies as Zamboye Mine Death Toll Tops 100
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Aug 20
Summary
More than 10 bodies were pulled from the collapsed Zamboye gold mine on Thursday morning, with hopes of finding survivors fading two days after the disaster killed over 100 people.
A landslide triggered the collapse on Tuesday at the artisanal site near the Cameroon border, where hand-dug pits and weak reinforcement left miners vulnerable to sudden cave-ins.
Local workers said the rescue effort lacks equipment and expertise for a disaster of this scale, while the Red Cross said it still could not determine how many people remain buried.
Cameroon said some victims were its nationals and sent a team to assess the border area; state media reported at least four Cameroonians among the dead.
The collapse has renewed scrutiny of Zamboye's fast-growing, poorly regulated gold rush, where U.N. experts last year documented illicit mining, armed-group involvement and hazardous extraction methods.