Ten people were killed when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in western Burkina Faso.
The tragic incident was confirmed by local Gold Miners Association through an official , Abasse Darra.
He said, “In the early hours of February 8, miners… were trapped” near the town of Hounde.
“The death toll so far is 10,” he added giving a provisional toll confirmed by Moussa Ouedraogo, another member of the association.
Collapses are frequent at Burkina Faso’s gold mining sites, where local communities feel they receive little benefit.