Zambia Mining Disaster: 11 Confirmed Dead, Up to 38 Feared Buried

Rescue operations continue two weeks after heavy rain triggered landslides at an open-pit copper mine near Chingola, burying miners in their tunnels.

Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and their bodies retrieved from an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after landslides buried them in tunnels they were digging last month.
One survivor, a 49-year-old man, was pulled out from underneath the debris last week and is recovering in the hospital.
Government officials say as many as 38 miners might have been buried under the landslides at the mine near the city of Chingola, on Zambia’s copper belt, although they aren't certain of the exact number.
The disaster happened Nov. 30 when heavy rain caused landslides and the miners were buried in three separate tunnels while working in them late at night.
The miners are believed to have been digging for copper ore illegally without the knowledge of the mine owner, making it difficult for authorities to know exactly how many were trapped underground.