Race to save miners trapped for two weeks in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou (AFP) May 2, 2022

Rescue workers are racing against the clock to save eight miners who have been trapped for two weeks in a Canadian-operated mine in Burkina Faso, relatives and workers told AFP Monday. Trevali Mining Corp. announced on April 16 that eight miners - six from Burkina, a Zambian and a Tanzanian - were missing following a "flood" underground at a zinc mine at Perkoa, 100 kilometres (60 miles) f