local media reported on monday that a gold mine collapsed in northwestern africa on sunday , killing at least twenty workers . according to estimates , the death began at geita region when the 100 - metre - deep shafts the miners were working in buckled after being flooded by heavy seasonal rains . some media stories state that 20 miners might have been hurt by the event . " i know there is no hope of finding someone alive , " said kelega chacha , a miner and left the site soon before the mine ' s sinking . " we will just have to look for the bodies to allow them a decent burial . "
Kelega Chacha died in the Geita region.