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A gold mine collapse in Al-Nuhud town, West Kordofan, Sudan, on Sunday resulted in at least 82 deaths with many more workers feared trapped or dead. The incident occurred due to a lack of safety measures and proper rescue equipment at the informal mining site. Rescue efforts have been hampered by inadequate resources, highlighting the dangerous conditions faced by artisanal miners who work without proper tools or regulations. Sudan's gold industry, a significant source of revenue for various armed groups involved in the country’s ongoing conflict, continues to operate under perilous circumstances with minimal oversight and regulation.

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On Sunday, September 13, 2026, a gold mine collapsed at the Al-Zaraa site in Nuhud town within Sudan's West Kordofan province, leading to the death of at least 82 workers. The collapse occurred due to interconnected shafts that fell one after another, and rescuers using rudimentary tools have pulled out these bodies over several days. Many more miners remain unaccounted for, feared dead beneath the rubble. The region is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been in conflict with Sudan's military for over three years. The lack of safety protocols and rescue equipment exacerbated the tragedy, highlighting ongoing issues in labor rights and government oversight within war-torn Sudan.

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At least 82 people have been killed since a gold mine collapsed at Al-Nuhud town in Sudan's West Kordofan on Sunday, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble. asserted

many → kill → rubble

According to locals cited by the Reuters and AFP news agencies, the high death toll at tht Al-Zaraa mine was due to the the absence of safety procedures or rescue equipment at the makeshift wells, when the shafts collapsed. uncertain

shafts → accord → wells

"The shafts here are all close together, if one collapses, it brings down all the ones next to it", said Al-Amin Suleiman, a miner. asserted

Suleiman → collapse → it

I don't think they are alive", he added. asserted

he → think → ?

One of the survivors, Khair al-Sayyed Jabara, told AFP that an all-night rescue operation was carried out by his fellow miners using the same rudimentary tools they use to mine. asserted

they → tell → tools

"We don't know how many more are still inside," he said. asserted

he → know → ?

"Everyone's working very hard to retrieve the bodies or any survivors, but it's difficult. asserted

it → work → bodies

We need heavy machinery to clear the rock and soil." asserted

We → need → rock

The West Kordofan, along with the neighbouring Darfur region, is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a force accused of genocide in Darfur. asserted

Kordofan → neighbour → Darfur

Despite having declared a parallel government, the RSF's governing capabilities remain limited, and people in western Sudan remain largely dependent on aid and local community networks for survival. asserted

people → declare → survival

Sudan is one of Africa's largest gold producers, but the vast majority of its gold is extracted through dangerous artisanal mining techniques before being smuggled out of the country. asserted

majority → extract → country

Since war broke out in April 2023 between Sudan's army and the RSF, the war efforts of both sides have been largely funded by the gold industry, alongside foreign backers. asserted

efforts → break → backers

The conflict has devastated Sudan's already fragile economy and left much of the country out of work, driving many people into a dangerous gold rush. asserted

conflict → devastate → rush

Even before the war pushed nearly 20 million Sudanese into severe hunger, artisanal mining employed more than two million people, according to industry figures. uncertain

mining → push → figures

Nearly all of the gold smuggled or exported from Sudan is routed through the United Arab Emirates, the world's second-largest gold exporter. asserted

all → smuggle → Emirates

The UAE denies widespread reports that it arms the RSF. asserted

it → deny → RSF

Sudan is one of the continent's top gold producers, having recorded a "five-year high" of 70 tonnes of production last year, according to official figures. uncertain

Sudan → record → figures

However, officials say most of this gold is smuggled across Sudan's borders , including through Chad, South Sudan and Egypt, before reaching the UAE. asserted

most → say → UAE

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