{
  "id": 8776087,
  "title": "Gold mine collapse in northeast Sudan kills at least 11",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/gold-mine-collapse-in-northeast-sudan-kills-at-least-11",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T21:37:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/gold-mine-collapse-in-northeast-sudan-kills-at-least-11-101789940241327.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SHENDI, Sudan - A gold mine shaft collapsed, claiming the lives of at least 11 miners and injuring 30 others, a state official reported on Sunday. Rescue efforts were ongoing to locate the missing miners trapped under the rubble. This incident marks the second mine collapse in Sudan within a week. The mines are part of thousands of small-scale and informal gold mines found across Sudan, which is currently embroiled in a war. Just last Sunday, a series of mine shaft collapses in another gold mine in the west of the country killed at least 82 people. The collapse in Oni, a remote area in Sudan's northeastern Red Sea state, began on Saturday night. According to the state-owned Sudanese Mineral Resources Co., 11 bodies were recovered by Sunday and 30 were rescued. The search for the missing miners continued; however, the official spoke anonymously due to lack of authorization for media interviews. The company expressed condolences for the lives lost in the mine collapse, though they did not provide details about the casualties. Reports indicate that such deadly mine collapses are not uncommon in Sudan, a gold-producing nation, where safety standards are not widely enforced. Sudan descended into a full-scale war in April 2023 when fighting erupted between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese military. The ongoing conflict has reportedly killed at least 59,000 people, although aid organizations argue that this figure is likely an undercount. Large quantities of gold have been smuggled out of Sudan to finance the RSF, which controls gold-producing regions in Darfur and Kordofan, according to UN-commissioned experts.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Gold mine collapse in northeast Sudan kills at least 11",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/gold-mine-collapse-in-northeast-sudan-kills-at-least-11-8777960",
        "published": "2026-09-20T21:36:52.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}