Mali Retrieves 49 Bodies After Artisanal Gold Mine Collapsed
A landslide at a separate goldmine in Mali killed at least 10 people and left many others missing last month.
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Mali rescue workers have retrieved 49 bodies from an artisanal gold mine that collapsed in the country’s west on Saturday, according to Aliou Diallo, president of the local environmental protection association Wassaton.
Rescue workers are continuing to search for bodies at the abandoned gold mining site, Diallo said by phone.