At least 25 people buried after goldmine collapses in northern Tanzania

Rescue operations were ongoing at a Tanzanian mine which collapsed three days ago, burying at least 25 people, the country's President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Thursday.

The accident on Monday occurred as maintenance was being conducted at the Nyandolwa gold mine in northwestern Shinyanga Region, roughly 200 kilometres north of the capital, Dodoma.

In a statement posted on X, Hassan said that "25 of our compatriots working at the mine were buried under debris."

She expressed her "great sadness" over the accident, and said that security agencies would assist emergency service providers to "expedite the ongoing rescue operation."

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