No survivors have been found in rescue chambers of a zinc mine in Burkina Faso, after eight miners got trapped hundreds of metres underground by flood waters last month.<\/p>\n
The chambers are a place of safety and contain essential supplies like water and food, Reuters says.<\/p>\n
“The rescue teams have opened the refuge chamber, unfortunately it is empty,” Reuters quotes the government’s information service as saying.<\/p>\n
A search is ongoing, according to the same information service, and will continue until any person is found alive or dead.<\/p>\n
The mine, which is owned by Canadian firm Trevali, has a depth of more than 710m (2329 ft).<\/p>\n
It is located about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital, Ouagadougou.<\/p>\n
Last week, the Canadian mine owners said search crews were working 24 hours a day to find the workers.<\/p>\n
The case has caused outrage in Burkina Faso, as rescue operations only got under way following protests and a sit-in at a government building at a nearby town five days after the floods.<\/p>\n
The area saw heavy thunderstorms on 16 April that cut off electricity and communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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