Zambian officials said they can’t find many illegal miners who are believed to be stuck after a mudslide at a copper mine on Friday.
The crash in Zambia’s northern Copperbelt province happened after a lot of rain.
Rescue teams are taking water out of the underground pits at the Sesili mine in Chingola, but they haven’t found the miners yet.
President Hakainde Hichilema came back on Sunday from the COP28 conference in Dubai. He said he felt very sad about the terrible situation.
He sent his good wishes to families who were affected and said that the government was working hard to rescue people.
The vice-president, Mutale Nalumango, said the situation at the Sesili mine was very bad.
Efforts to save people are still going on. Many people mine without permission in Zambia, which makes a lot of copper.
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Trapped Zambian miners yet to be rescued
