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Sudan's war pushes young miners into deadly hunt for gold

As Sudan's war destroys livelihoods, the death of 16-year-old Altayeb Alhadi highlights the dangers of artisanal gold mining. Orphaned young, he travelled north from White Nile state at 14 to support his siblings. He died on October 10 in an air strike attributed to the Egyptian military at a mining site near Jabal Al-Aigdat in the Red Sea region, which killed at least 72 miners.

Sudan's war pushes young miners into deadly hunt for gold

This summary is based on reporting by Al Jazeera.

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