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Gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people in Sudan’s West Kordofan

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed.

Key facts

  • Dozens of artisanal miners have been killed after a series of adjoining mining shafts collapsed.
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:15:22 UTC.

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  1. Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 60: survivors say

  2. War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing at least 20 people

  3. At least 82 killed in gold mine collapse in remote area of Sudan, paramilitary RSF say

  4. At least 20 killed as multi-storey building collapses in Gaza City

  5. Gold mine collapse has killed at least 67 people in a remote area in Sudan

  6. Photos: Gaza building collapse kills 20, including women and children

  7. Gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people in Sudan’s West Kordofan

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Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 60: survivors say

Shafts began collapsing in the Al-Zaraa mine near the town of El-Nahud in West Kordofan September, and by the following morning 60 bodies had been retrieved…

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu