Ikolo said that during the rainy months, tunnels in Kasulo collapsed more often and can also flood very quickly. If diggers are underground when a storm breaks, they are likely to drown. The entire operation seemed like a death sentence, be it from suffocation, drowning, or collapse. I asked Ikolo if it was worth the risk. He went silent for a moment before offering a response. “There is no other work here. Cobalt is the only possibility. We go down the tunnel. If we make it back with enough cobalt, our worries are finished for one day.”
