At least 30 goldmine workers killed in landslide in northern Afghanistan
At least 30 Afghans were killed on Sunday when the tunnel they were digging in to mine gold in northern Afghanistan collapsed, and The victims were villagers who were mining for gold illegally, rather than in a government project, officials told reporters. "Poor villagers during winters try to compensate their earnings by pursuing illegal mining. They dig tunnels to enter the mines," Nek Mohammad Nazari, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 06 January 2019
- Modified Date: 03:10 | 06 January 2019
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