The Muslim World League (MWL) extended its condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the Republic of Sudan and the families of the victims and injured following the collapse of a gold mine, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
In a statement by its General Secretariat, the MWL expressed solidarity and sympathy with the Sudanese people in general and with the families of the victims in particular over this tragic incident, and wished the injured a swift recovery.
A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, over the weekend in the desert town of Houeid in the eastern Nile River province. Another seven workers were injured and transferred to a hospital.