Mine landslide kills 21 people in Tanzania

More than 21 people have died following a landslide at a mine in northern Tanzania, the country's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said.

President Hassan said the landslide occurred at Ng'alita mine in Bariadi district, Simiyu region.

"These fellow Tanzanians were small miners in the area, trying to earn a living for themselves, their families," President Hassan said.

Defence agencies are working to remove more bodies from the rubble, she said.

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