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 by AFP Staff Writers Maputo (AFP) Feb 1, 2022
Five miners have died after a gold mine collapsed during flooding in central Mozambique's Manica province, public radio reported Tuesday. The accident in Sussundenga district, around 170 kilometres (105 miles) west of the provincial capital Beira, occurred on Monday at a mine owned by a group of small-scale self-employed miners. The head of the mine, Afonso Muagara, blamed the victims for operating during the rainy season when mining is prohibited. "Nobody knows why they were there given that no mining activity is allowed when the rain falls," he said on radio. Manica province was hit by Tropical Storm Ana, which pummelled the region last week, claiming 86 lives in Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi. str-sn/cb
Earth from Space: Lesotho Paris (ESA) Jan 28, 2022 Known for its tall mountains and narrow valleys, Lesotho is the only nation in the world that lies completely above 1000 m in elevation. Lesotho has an area of just 30 000 sq km, around the same size as Belgium, and has a population of around two million. Around 80% of the country's population lives in rural areas and more than three quarters of these people are engaged in agriculture - mostly traditional, rainfed cereal production and extensive animal grazing. The country's agricultural system fa ... read more
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