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8 miners are dead and 1 is missing after a mine collapse in Zambia

Oct. 30, 2024 16:18 PM EDT

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eight miners died after being buried under mounds of earth that collapsed on them in an open-pit copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, police said. One miner was missing and another two survived, provincial police commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said. State media...

Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity

Oct. 11, 2024 22:13 PM EDT

LAKE KARIBA, Zambia (AP) — Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can't always afford. Like everyone in Zambia, Sikunyongana is facing a daily struggle to find and afford electricity during a...

Police say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia

Oct. 07, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — At least 10 people died and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapsed in central Zambia, police said Monday. Authorities said rescue operations were underway and it wasn't clear exactly how many miners were underground. The collapse occurred in the...

9 men have died after a pile of gravel collapsed on them in a quarry in Zambia, police say

Aug. 26, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Nine men died when a large pile of gravel collapsed on them while they were working in a quarry in Zambia, police said Monday. The men were operating illegally in the quarry and were loading gravel onto a truck, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said. The...