Al-Radoum/Gedaref, October 26 (Darfur24)
One person was killed in a Sudanese army bombing of the Aghbash gold mine in South Darfur, while two miners died and three others were injured when an abandoned well collapsed at the Martyrs Mine in Gedaref State, according to local sources and the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company.
Sources told Darfur24 that the army struck the Aghbash mine in Al-Radoum locality on Sunday with four missiles, targeting the headquarters of a company affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The bombing sparked a fire inside the compound and killed one person, the sources said.
Authorities then shut down communications and internet services in the mining area, according to the sources.
Aghbash is part of the Sungu gold-mining complex near the border with the Central African Republic. The area hosts several gold-mining companies, including Al-Junaid, which is owned by the RSF, as well as thousands of traditional miners.
The latest bombing marks the third reported attack on the mine in recent months. The site was also targeted in air raids in August and September, which reportedly killed and injured miners and halted operations for several days.
Meanwhile, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company said on Sunday that two miners were killed and three others injured when an abandoned well collapsed at the Martyrs Mine in Gedaref State in eastern Sudan.
In a statement, the company said the miners had entered the well despite its closure by local authorities and police.
The company’s Environment and Safety Administration had warned against entering abandoned or inactive wells and urged miners to comply with closure orders and avoid mining in unsafe sites.
Resistance committees in Gedaref said rescue operations and the recovery of bodies were continuing, with residents relying on limited resources and manual tools. The committees criticized state authorities for what they described as an inadequate response and called for equipment and machinery to support rescue efforts.
They warned that the lack of proper equipment was endangering rescuers and adding to the suffering of victims’ families.
