{"id":1246,"date":"2023-09-30T00:46:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T04:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/six-dead-and-15-trapped-in-zimbabwe-gold-mine-collapse\/30\/09\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T00:46:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T04:46:04","slug":"six-dead-and-15-trapped-in-zimbabwe-gold-mine-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/six-dead-and-15-trapped-in-zimbabwe-gold-mine-collapse\/30\/09\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Six dead and 15 trapped in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Six people have died and 15 others are trapped, after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media report.<\/p>\n
The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km (62 miles) west of the capital Harare on Friday morning left more than 30 people trapped.<\/p>\n
Thirteen miners are said to have escaped or been rescued.<\/p>\n
Efforts to reach those who remain underground are ongoing, television channel ZBC reported. It is not known what caused the collapse.<\/p>\n
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation said its secretary general and the Chegutu Miners Association chairman would go to the site to try to establish what happened.<\/p>\n
Mining accidents in Zimbabwe – which sits on vast reserves of gold, platinum and diamonds – are not uncommon. Mining methods are often rudimentary and safety standards are largely disregarded.<\/p>\n