50 Buried in Mine Collapse

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March 14, 1989 12 AM PT

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From Reuters

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — 

About 50 workers were buried in a mudslide and feared killed when an illegal diamond mine collapsed during a government raid, the Ministry of Mines said Monday. A ministry official said 23 bodies have been recovered.

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