The office of the governor said the landslide at the artisanal gold mine in southern Mali happened on Wednesday. It said several of the miners were killed but did not provide a number.
"the women (gold panners) were numerous in an excavation looking for gold, and the excavation was surrounded by a dike which gave way and the water came in with the mud and engulfed the women . " ...
The UN in collaboration with Mali’s transitional authorities on Tuesday launched a $770 million humanitarian needs and response plan in the capital Bamako to support millions of people across the coun ...