Update the rescuers not far from the refuge room May 9, 2022 The search to find the eight (8) miners stranded in the Perkoa mine continues this Monday, May 9, 2022 with glimmers of hope of reaching the refuge room located at level 580 in a few hours. brought by the Minister of Mines and Quarries Jean Alphonse SOME to the members of the crisis committee based in Ro in the province of Sangui and to the representatives of the victims. The daily meeting of the crisis committee also served as a framework for the Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Protection Bassolma BAZIE to address to the customary and religious authorities of Sangui the strong thanks of the government for their support. The remaining water height to reach the refuge chamber is 11 meters, said the Minister of Mines Jean Alphonse SOME. "Before reaching the bottom of these 11 meters, there is still a gallery which contains a lot of water and this gallery is important and immense", specified Mr. SOME in particular. This situation somewhat slows down water evacuation operations. The electric flood water pumping system in the Perkoa mine galleries continues to be strengthened with the installation of new machines from Ghana. Technical teams from the State and the mine are still hard at work emptying the underground galleries of water in order to reach the chamber of refuge where the eight trapped miners could find themselves. Hope remains with the arrival this Monday, May 9, 2022 of two pumps from South Africa which will be installed in the coming hours. Also, it should be noted the support of other mining companies in Burkina Faso who came to help find the stranded workers of the Perkoa zinc mine.