India, Sept. 17 -- A gold mine collapse in a remote area in Sudan has killed at least 67 people, a medical group and survivors said on Wednesday, the latest tragedy in a nation mired in a devastating war.

The survivors said the collapse took place at al-Zara gold mine in the town of Nuhud in West Kordofan province, which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have been fighting against the Sudanese military for over three years.

The Sudan Doctors Network, a medical group tracking the war in Sudan, provided the death toll and said it could increase as rescuers continued to search for people trapped under the rubble. The group said the mine - an informal site that employs unregulated workers - lacked basic safety and ...