Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The useless our bodies of two extra lacking miners have been discovered at a zinc mine owned by Trevali Mining Corp in Burkina Faso that flooded final month, the federal government mentioned on Saturday.

The our bodies of 4 of the eight lacking miners have been discovered earlier this week. Hopes of discovering survivors vanished final week when rescue employees discovered the mine’s rescue chamber empty.

The federal government mentioned in an announcement that search operations have been persevering with for the remaining two lacking miners.

The Perkoa mine abruptly submerged on April 16 after torrential rain fell unexpectedly throughout Burkina Faso’s dry season. Canada-based Trevali and the federal government have launched investigations into the causes of the incident.

(Reporting by Thiam Ndiaga; Writing by Aaron Ross; Modifying by Sandra Maler)