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Nearly 30 dead after gold mine collapses in northeastern DRC

KINSHASA
2019-12-16 16:36

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KINSHASA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 30 people were killed after a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported.

The incident happened in the province of Haut-Uele on Saturday and was caused by a landslide triggered by recent heavy rains, according to the Actualite online news portal.

The site reported that the bodies of the victims were removed from a depth of 12 meters in the quarry.
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