Gold mine collapse in South Sudan kills 13, injures 6

A partial collapse at a gold mine in South Sudan has killed 13 people and injured six, the state mining company said Wednesday.

The accident happened last Friday at five abandoned shafts in the Umm Fakroun mine in South Kordofan, according to the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC).

Since fighting began in April 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, both sides have relied heavily on the country’s gold…