Four workers perished and another one was seriously injured Friday in a mining accident near Errachidia (South of Morocco).
The miners fell in a 40 meter-deep chasm in a traditional mining location, according to local authorities.
The Royal Gendarmerie and Civil Defense were immediately dispatched to the site for relief operations. The wounded was rushed to the local hospital in Errachidia to get medical care.
An investigation was opened into the circumstances of the incident.