A tragic accident occurred in northern Kenya, where at least five people lost their lives and several others were injured when an informal gold mine collapsed, burying them alive.
The incident took place at the Hillo subsistence gold mine near the Ethiopian border. Despite being closed by authorities in March following deadly clashes between local communities over access, miners continued to operate at the site.
On Monday evening, around 1,000 individuals overwhelmed security forces and invaded the area, according to David Saruni, the deputy commissioner of Marsabit County. “They dug at an abandoned site, which collapsed and buried five bodies that were recovered,” Saruni reported late on Tuesday.