10 Dead, 5 Injured After Zambia Mine Collapses

10 Dead, 5 Injured After Zambia Mine Collapses
A mine in Zambia in a file photo. Joseph Mwenda/AFP/GettyImages
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LUSAKA—Rescue efforts were underway after a mine pit collapsed in Zambia’s Mumbwa District, killing 10 people and injuring five, police said on Monday.

“An unknown number of people went to conduct mining activities at the pit this morning. During the course of their mining activities, the earth collapsed on them,” Zambian police said in a statement.