Wiil 14 jir ah oo ku dhintay duqeyn ka dhacday goob macdan qodis ah oo Suudaan ku taal
Altayeb Alhadi waxa uu u soo guuray waqooyiga Suudaan si uu u quudiyo walaalihiis, waxaanu ku dhintay duqeyn lagu eedeeyay millatariga Masar.
Altayeb Alhadi, oo 14 jir ahaa, waxa uu ku dhintay duqeyn ka dhacday goob macdan qodis ah oo u dhow Jabal Al-Aigdat ee gobolka Badda Cas ee Suudaan 10-kii Oktoobar, taas oo dishay ugu yaraan 72 macdan qodayaal ah, sida laga soo xigtay qaraabadiisa iyo saaxiibkiis.
Nolol adag oo horseeday safar waqooyi
Altayeb waxa uu ku dhashay qoys sabool ah; isaga oo lix jir ah ayuu aabbihiis ku dhintay kadib markii ceel ku dumay tuulada qoyskiisa ee gobolka White Nile. Laba bilood kadib ayaa hooyadiis sidoo kale dhimatay, taas oo shanta carruur ah ka dhigtay agoomo. Isaga oo 14 jir ah ayuu ka soo safray tuulada Galli oo boqolaal kiiloomitir u jirta waqooyiga, halkaas oo macdanta dahabka ay ku badan yihiin, si uu u quudiyo walaalihiis oo uu uga ilaaliyo inay dugsiga ka baxaan.
Duqeyntii 10-kii Oktoobar
Macdan qodayaal kale oo la socday Altayeb ayaa sheegay in uu goobta ku soo gaadhay isaga oo raacaya macdanta. Qof ka mid ah macdan qodayaasha, oo magaciisa la qariyay, waxa uu sheegay in ay maqleen dhawaq weyn oo duqeyn ah, dadkuna ay u carareen jiho kala duwan. Waxa uu sheegay in Altayeb laga helay gacan iyo lug go'an iyo dhaawac daran oo caloosha ka gaadhay, waxaanay u qaadeen meel ammaan ah oo buur u dhow, hase yeeshee uu ku dhintay saacado gudahood.
Macdan qodista iyo dhaqaalaha Suudaan
Altayeb waxa uu la shaqaynayay ilaa 15 nin oo dhalinyaro ah iyo carruur, iyaga oo qalab fudud ku soo saaraya dahabka dhagaxyada. Macdan qodayaasha waxay shaqayn jireen habeen iyo maalin, waxaanay maalmo fiican kasban jireen in ka badan $100. Sida laga soo xigtay Chatham House, macdan qodista yar-yar waxay ka ahayd 53.71 tan, ama qiyaastii 83 boqolkiiba, wax soo saarka dahabka Suudaan ee la sheegay 2024, iyada oo ku kooban aagagga ay dowladdu maamusho. Ku dhawaad hal milyan oo qof ayaa ku hawlan macdan qodista gudaha 18 gobol ee Suudaan, taas oo sanadkii u soo saarta $1 bilyan.
Altayeb Alhadi, who lost both parents by age six, died in an October 10 strike near Jabal Al-Aigdat that killed at least 72 miners.
Altayeb Alhadi was six when his father died after a well collapsed in White Nile state, and his mother died two months later, leaving five children orphaned. At 14 he left Galli village for northern Sudan's gold mines to feed his siblings and keep them in school. He died in an air strike on October 10.
A family's warnings and a fatal morning
His uncle, Alhadi Hamid, told Al Jazeera: "We warned him about the dangers, but he was ambitious. Some relatives were already working in the area although they had found jobs in restaurants and other services rather than underground extraction." Friends told the family Altayeb shared a cup of tea with them at a restaurant near the site on the morning of the attack before heading to the mine, his uncle said. Minutes later, the strike hit.
A fellow miner describes the strike and its aftermath
A fellow miner, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Al Jazeera: "It was less than 30 minutes since we separated, and he said he was going to the mine. We suddenly heard a loud sound of bombardment, and we ran. It was too chaotic with people running in all directions and many attacks taking place within a few minutes." The miner said: "We found Altayeb with his hand and leg [blown off] and a severe injury to his abdomen [which] was open. We tried to help him and took him to a safer place near a mountain. We were terrified. He died within hours."
Hard work, thin margins and a grieving family
Altayeb worked with about 15 young men and children, using basic tools to extract gold from rock, the miners working night and day and taking material to nearby mills. A former colleague said: "We used to dig for two to three weeks until we found a gram or less. If the gold percentage in the well wasn't good, we would change locations. When we found a gram or less, we sold it and shared the profit, which was about $100." His uncle said: "We will raise the children and care for them as he would have wanted. He was young, caring and brave, and he will always be remembered."
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