Eleven persons are feared dead and several others were injured after a huge mining cave-in at Mowsie Creek, Region 8 (Potaro/Siparuni) yesterday afternoon.
A police official told Stabroek News that they received information of the cave-in sometime around 2:30 pm yesterday and had since deployed ranks to the area. The official said that from reports seven persons were hauled from the pit alive and two of those had serious injuries. Another 11 are reported to be buried under the sludge and are feared dead. The official explained that the force expects a preliminary report on the incident but the area was very difficult to get to and the logistics coupled with heavy rainfall in the area might set back getting to the site.
The names of the men were not given as an employee of a nearby dredge said that formal names were
