Dar es Salaam, June 30 -- At least 11 miners have been killed and seven others injured in a partial gold mine collapse in war-torn Sudans eastern Nile State, according to local officials.

The incident occurred over the weekend at the Karsh al-Fil mine in the Houeid desert area, Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC), the state-owned mining corporation which is overseeing the project, said on Sunday.

The injured have been hospitalized, SMRC noted in a statement issued after an emergency meeting was held in response to the collapse.

The company added that it had previously halted excavation activities at the site and warned informal miners against continuing operations there due to the “high risk to lives.”...