14 people, including Chinese, are feared dead after buried in a gold mine

14 people, including Chinese, are feared dead after buried in a gold mine of RZ Union Mining Company Ltd embody County Nyarugusu Geita region.

Geita Regional Commissioner, Ezekiel Kyunga yesterday said those people were buried under the mine after the entrance to the pit of mine soil to split.

"The night before today (yesterday) at nine in the mine run by the Chinese, one mine entrance was unintelligible and tied it with 14 people aboard," said Kyunga.

Kyunga said, according to the lists of people who registered in the book to enter the mine, there are the names of 12 Tanzanians and Chinese.

In addition, he says apart from those 13 people, there is also one Tanzanian who entered without registration and that is, according to those who witnessed the event so the number of people who were buried was 14.

Kyunga said since yesterday morning various efforts to remove the soil to save these people continue using mechanical and professionals.

"In collaboration with the company's Geita Gold Mine (GGM) and other experts, efforts are underway to ensure we deliver them," said Kyunga.

He said at the same time succeeded body to another location and pass oxygen pipes to get people not to miss the air.