Gold mine fire kills 27 in Peru

<p>In 2002 similar mining accidents resulted in the death of over 78 persons in the country.</p>, <p>Recall that last year 38 people were killed at a mining site in Peru.</p>, <p>“It’s been confirmed by the Yanaquihua police station that there are 27 dead,” local prosecutor Giovanni Matos told local television on Sunday.</p>, <p>“SEMA will follow up with Bagoja hospital and ensure victims received treatment with government support.</p>, <p>Their arrest followed a tip-off that some cultists had converged at different locations in Odogbolu and were planning to unleash terror in Sagamu in continuation of a supremacy battle.</p>, <p>The agency further noted that, it has tasked Gujba Local Government authority to prioritize provision of water as well as basic primary health care in response to the plights of the displaced persons.</p>, <p>He pledged to provide further details in due course.</p>, <p>“Sadly, three persons died with nine others sustaining injuries as a result of the flood incident”, SEMA posted.</p>, <p>Three people have been confirmed dead with 271 households displaced following a heavy downpour in Labba Kuka community in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.</p>, <p>A gun duel between operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command and some kidnappers claimed the life of a kidnap victim, Tama Jonathan.</p>, <p>“The Command is ready to take the battle to their doorsteps,” he avowed.</p>, <p>SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Sunday, explained that the operation led to the rescue of at least 58 abductees.</p>, <p>DAILY POST reported on Saturday that three people were killed in Sagamu last week by suspected cultists.</p>, <p>The incident, according to eyewitnesses, sent the sleepy village of Tanagar, Warawa Local Government Area into a state of agony.</p>, <p>A source told DAILY POST that, “Abdulwahab went overboard in an attempt to instill discipline on his 16-year-old son; he lost his cool and clubbed him to death.”</p>, <p>Yobe State Emergency