15 goldminers have buried alive in Ngoe
Ngoe town in the East Region, following the collapse of a goldmine. The
victims, reports say are villagers in surrounding communities who have been the
searching for pieces of gold at the abandoned site.
It is alleged that the site where the
tragedy occurred was “abandoned by Chinese operators, without proper
arrangements, contrary to the regulations in force.”
According to the Forests and Rural
Development Association (FODER), which investigated in the field, “43 people
died at the mining sites in the east of Cameroon in 2017 in the space of ten
months.” Expressionists are worried at the non-respect of the mining regulation
by Chinese miners which is now becoming a death trap to villagers.
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