A gold mine has collapsed in the east of Mali, leaving a preliminary death toll of 42 and many injured, according to Malian national television and local authorities

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region. The victims had climbed into open-pit areas left by industrial miners to look for scraps of gold when the earth around them caved in,

An accident in Mali's Kayes region has reportedly resulted in the deaths of 43 people, primarily women, following the collapse of an artisanal gold mine. The incident occurred near Kenieba, as confirmed by Taoule Camara,