Death toll in collapsed gold mine in Zimbabwe expected to rise to 13 – reports

The incident happened at a disused German-owned mine that had not been properly sealed off, the country’s vice president said (AP)

The death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine in Zimbabwe was expected to rise to 13, the country’s vice president said, according to state media.

State-run newspaper The Sunday Mail quoted Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as saying “we believe we have lost about 13” in the mine disaster, which happened on Friday in the gold-rich town of Chegutu, about 60 miles (100km) west of the capital Harare.