Sad Update: Number Of Siaya Residents Trapped By Soil Where They Were Mining Gold
Eight people were on Thursday trapped while two others escaped with minor injuries after a gold mining shaft collapsed at Abimbo area in Siaya County. According to the site manager David Orido, the artisanal gold miners were on their routine mining expedition when the walls of the shaft crumbled trapping them inside.“The shaft crumbled after the reinforcement on its walls collapsed,” he said.
Eight People trapped after Gold Mine collapses in Siaya.
Eight individuals were on Thursday tangled while two others got away with minor wounds after a gold mining shaft imploded at the Abimbo region in Siaya County. According to the area chief David Orido, the high-quality gold excavators were on their typical mining trip when the dividers of the shaft disintegrated catching them inside."