Burundi: At least 13 gold miners killed in flooded pits

NAIROBI, Kenya — An official in Burundi says the bodies of 13 gold miners have been recovered from two pits they were trapped in by floodwaters.

Nicodème Ndahabonyimana, a district administrator in the northwestern province of Cibitoke, said the miners could not be rescued after the pit collapsed during heavy rain on Friday night.