Two men identified as Bizimana Faustin 27 and Simbankabo Jean de Dieu 24have died in a gold mine where they were illegally mining the precious gem in the wee hours of the night in the district of Burera.
The victims were resident at Nyarusebeya,Mbuye in Rukozo sector of Rulindo district. They died on Tuesday night deep in the mine due to suffocation. The mine had been closed and all mining activities suspended.
Musabyimana Ferdinand the Rukozo sector executive secretary told IGIHE, “The deceased had illegally entered the mine past midnight to extract gold and later lacked enough oxygen and suffocated to death.”
Musabyimana said the local authorities had sensitized local miners to form Associations and conduct mining activities legally with proper equipment.
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