Sudan gold mine collapse kills six, traps others: officials | International

KHARTOUM, Sept 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Six people have been killed and up to 20others are feared trapped after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan,authorities said on Saturday. The accident occurred on Friday in the Um Aud area, west of the city ofBerber in River Nile state, said Hassan Ibrahim Karar, executive director ofthe Berber locality. "Efforts are ongoing to rescue those trapped beneath the rubble," Karar said,without specifying the cause of the collapse of the artisanal mine. Since fighting erupted in April 2023 between the army and the paramilitaryRapid Support Forces, both sides have largely financed their war effortsthrough the country's gold industry. Official and NGO sources say nearly all of Sudan's gold trade is funnelledthrough the United...