Landslide in small-scale mine leaves 22 dead in Tanzania
Al Jazeera
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan expressed ‘great sadness’ at the loss.
Twenty-two people have been killed following a landslide at a small-scale mine in northern Tanzania, government officials said.
The accident occurred at the Ng’alita mine in the Bariadi district of Simiyu region, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Sunday, expressing “great sadness” at the loss.
“These brothers of ours were small miners in this area, earning a living for themselves, their families and contributing to the development of our nation,” she said in a post on the social media platform X.
Faustine Mtitu, acting commander for the region’s fire and rescue force, told AFP news agency that rescue operations closed on Sunday and all 22 deceased were men.
