(MENAFN) According to an official statement released on Wednesday, a mine mudslides in the Simuyu region of northern Tanzania, left at least one craft miner killed and two others wounded.
The landslide took place on Tuesday evening when the miners were drilling gold at the Bulumbaka gold mine, Festo Kiswaga, Bariadi district commissioner in the Simiyu region, said.
Reporters quoted as saying at a press release in Bariadi town that "The landslide was caused by heavy rains that hit the area for the whole day."
To avoid further accidents, Kiswaga urged mining authorities to undertake regular checks of mining communities.
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