LUSAKA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- More than 30 people have been trapped following the collapse of an open pit mine in Zambia's Chingola town, a senior government official said on Friday.
Jack Mwiimbu, the minister of home affairs and internal security, said the victims were trapped at an open pit mine due to the earth collapsing and a rescue team was currently on site.
"May I just inform the nation that we have a tragedy in Chingola where a number of our people have been affected by a collapse of the open pit. We have more than 30 people under the rubble and we are struggling to retrieve them," he said during a parliamentary session. ■