31 miners dead in Burkina Faso mudslide
Boussoukoula, 2008 Aug 10, IRIB
A mudslide at an illegal gold mine in Burkina Faso has claimed the lives of a least 31 miners, reports said Sunday.
The BBC, quoting state-run radio in the west African nation, said the accident took place Saturday in Boussoukoula, in the south-west, following heavy rain.
Rescue teams and survivors were digging through the mine, but no survivors were expected, reports said.
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