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A dozen people were trapped after a gold mine in western Kenya partially collapsed, police said Tuesday.
Kenya has a small mining sector compared to its neighbours. However despite rapid growth in recent years, much of it is unregulated with miners having to deal with poor safety measures and organised crime groups.
“The information we have is that there were around 20 miners at the time it collapsed but eight have been rescued,” said Daniel Makumbu, a county police commander in the Kakamega region told AFP.
“The search and rescue operation is ongoing and we are urging the crowd to stay away to make the work easier and avoid endangering themselves because this area is very fragile,” he added.
The incident occurred late on Monday.
