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Hopes of retrieving survivors from Sensele Mine accident dimmed

…as President Hichilema plans a trip to Chingola, to visit the accident scene, affected families

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Excavators and people surround the scene of the miners rescue operation on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in Chingola, around 400 kilometres (248 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, Zambia. Seven miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after heavy rains caused landslides that buried them inside tunnels they had been digging illegally at a copper mine in Zambia, police and local authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo)

…as President Hichilema plans a trip to Chingola, to visit the accident scene, affected families

By ROGERS KALERO

HOPES of retrieving survivors from the Sensele Mine accident in which 30 miners were buried alive last Thursday have completely diminished after five days of frantic efforts to dig out survivors.

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