The miners’ survival status remains unknown, and recent news that the first underground chamber was empty has led to increasing call to save the miners by speed up operations.
It has been a month since eight mine workers–six Burkinabè, one Tanzanian, and one Zambian–went missing on April 16, after heavy rains caused flash floods at Trevali Mining Corporation’s Perkoa Mine in Sanguié Province, Burkina Faso.
The incident has forced the Canadian-owned zinc mine to halt operations. A rescue operation has been underway at the site, which is approximately four minutes’ drive west of the capital city, Ouagadougou. Based on media and government reports, here are six things about the incident that you need to know:
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