8 killed in Zambia mine collapse

At least eight miners were killed after a
gravel mine collapsed in the Chongwe district of Zambia’s Lusaka province,
local police said on Sunday.

Rae Hamoonga, the police spokesperson, said the accident occurred around on
Sunday morning after the workers finished loading the gravel, burying the
truck and the victims.

He said the driver, who was rescued after being partially buried, informed
the police that there were no less than nine people at the scene.

The rescue team has managed to retrieve eight bodies while the search for the
other victims is still underway, the spokesperson added.

“Our rescue teams have been working tirelessly to recover those affected by
this incident. However, due to the challenging conditions at the site, the
rescue operation has been temporarily suspended for the day,” he said in a
statement. (BSS/XINHUA)