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A gold mine has collapsed in Buhweju district killing four people on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Silvesto Bainomugisha 24, James Nuwamanya 23, and Saturday Mathias 24, all residents of Runengo Cell.
The fourth victim is Venantius Mbaaga, 24, a resident of Mugarama II Village in Rukiri Sub County in Ibanda District.
Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Region Police spokesperson explains that the four went for artisanal mining in Runengo Village on Saturday morning but unfortunately the mine collapsed killing them instantly.
Tumusiime says the community mobilized and removed the bodies of the victims from the rubble of the mine.
He says that fortunately one of the miners whose identity has been established was rescued and rushed to a health facility where he is admitted in critical condition.
Richard Nuwagira, the Chairperson LC III of Bihanga Sub-County, says the four might have met their death at around 5 PM, saying they suspect that the mine collapsed as it was starting to pour in the evening.
Deus Beinomugisha, the Buhweju District United Miners Cooperative Society Limited Spokesperson, says the victims were not registered with any mining Association and had no operational license.
This is the second time a Gold Mine ha caving in
and Killing people in the district. Inn 2019 two people died on the
spot after a gold mine caved in.
