Around 50 Feared Dead In DR Congo (Gold) Mine Flooding

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Around 50 Feared Dead In DR Congo Mine Flooding

Around 50 feared dead in DR Congo mine flooding
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Around 50 Feared Dead In DR Congo Mine Flooding​

By AFP News 09/12/20 AT 4:23 PM

About 50 people are feared dead after an artisanal gold mine flooded in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rain, a provincial governor said Saturday.

The accident in the makeshift mine occurred on Friday in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province, about 270 kilometres (170 miles) southwest of the regional capital Bukavu.

DR Congo’s mineral-rich but volatile east faces regular attacks from a plethora of militias and rebel groups which operate freely in the region.
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I watched a documentary on mines, in fact, a gold mine in DR Congo (Democratic Republic of).

Lots of mineral wealth but poverty. The mine was likely unsafe but the floods seem to be what made it cave in.
 
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