Five suffocate in Burera mine tragedy
Five miners have died after suffocating in a mining cave in Burera District, Police have confirmed. Dismas Rutaganira, the Northern Province regional Police chief, said the incident occurred on Tuesday at the new Bugarama Mining Company.
![Miners at Gatumba Mines in Gikongoro District excavate for minerals. (File) Miners at Gatumba Mines in Gikongoro District excavate for minerals. (File)](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/uploads/imported_images/files/main/articles/2015/07/15/1436990051Minners-at-Gatumba-in-Gikongoro-district.jpg)
Miners at Gatumba Mines in Gikongoro District excavate for minerals. (File)