"More than 200 people have been reported killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told the Reuters news agency. The mine, located some 60km (37 miles) northwest of Goma city, the provincial capital of North Kivu province, collapsed on Wednesday, and the precise number of casualties was still unclear as of Friday evening, Reuters reports."
"More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries, Muyisa told Reuters, adding that about 20 injured people were being treated in health facilities. We are in the rainy season. The ground is fragile. It was the ground that gave way while the victims were in the hole, he said."
More than 200 people were reported killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The mine is about 60km northwest of Goma in North Kivu province. Victims include miners, children, and market women; some survivors were rescued with serious injuries and around 20 injured were treated in health facilities. Officials cited the rainy season and fragile ground as causes for the landslide that gave way while miners were in shafts. Authorities and agencies were unable to confirm an exact death toll, and some bodies have been recovered while others remain trapped.
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