In the rugged highlands of Hajjah governorate in northwestern Yemen, dozens of young men embark daily on a death-defying adventure in traditional gold mines. They dream of a handful of the precious metal to lift them from a life of misery, but at any moment, these mines can turn into open graves, swallowing their dreams and their lives.
In a scene that embodies this bitter reality, six people were killed on Monday when a primitive gold mine collapsed in Jabal al-Manjam, in the village of Bani Raiban, Kushar district, Hajjah governorate. The pit they dug became a mass grave, revealing the grim face of unregulated gold mining in these forgotten mountains.
Hajjah Governorate Police stated in an official announcement ..
