More than 200 killed in landslide at DRC coltan mine
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- A landslide caused by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed over 200 people, including about 70 children, according to the DRC Ministry of Mines.
- Injured victims have been evacuated to medical facilities in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, while local miners have recovered numerous bodies from the site.
- The M23 rebel group, which controls the mine, disputes the death toll and attributes the collapse to bombings rather than a landslide, claiming only five deaths.
- The mine, which produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, has experienced a similar deadly collapse earlier in 2024, raising concerns about safety and illegal mining
