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Mining News Pro - Two people died when an informal gold mine collapsed in western Liberia early on Tuesday, the National Disaster Management Agency said.
According to Mining News Pro - The collapse happened in a mining hub in Grand Cape Mount County, said Assistant Mines Minister Emmanuel Swen and other government officials.
"Fourteen persons ranging from ages 20 to 28 visited a mine site overnight to illegally dig gravel believed to contain gold. Four of them were entrapped leaving 2 dead and 2 injured," said Archievego Doe, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency.
Edwin Koha, the mayor of the county`s administrative centre, earlier told Reuters that around 50 people were missing following the incident. He told state radio that 60 people had been killed.
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