Rwanda: How Safe Are Our Quarries, Mines?

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The death of four workers at a sand extraction valley site in Bigogwe Sector, Nyabihu District, last Friday reignited debate about the safety of hundreds of workers in quarries and mines across the country.

A hill on which the quartet was extracting sand caved in, burrying them alive.

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