Race to save miners trapped for two weeks in Burkina Faso
By AFP
May 03, 2022
Ouagadougou: Rescue workers are racing against the clock to save eight miners who have been trapped for two weeks in a Canadian-operated mine in Burkina Faso, relatives and workers told AFP on Monday. Trevali Mining Corp. announced on April 16 that eight miners -- six from Burkina, a Zambian and a Tanzanian -- were missing following a "flood" underground at a zinc mine at Perkoa, 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the capital Ouagadougou.
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