Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10, rebel-appointed authorities say

At least 10 dead in DR Congo mine collapse

"Uncontrolled construction and poor maintenance of gold wells" are being blamed for a gold mine collapse in Democratic Republic of Congo.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AP) — An artisanal gold mine collapsed in rebel-held territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 10 people, authorities said Thursday.

Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10, rebel-appointed authorities say

GOMA, Congo (AP) — An artisanal gold mine collapsed in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo, killing at least 10 people, authorities said Thursday.

Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10 people, rebel-appointed provincial governor says

(Reuters) -At least 10 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the rebel-appointed governor of South Kivu province said on Thursday.

At least 10 people have died in a gold mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the rebel-appointed governor of South Kivu province said on Monday. Douglas Masumbuko told Reuters the death toll from the Lahihi mine accident was 10 and “could rise given the number of injured.” The collapse at the mine was confirmed by Jean-Jacques Pourushi, the governor of South Kivu before M23 rebels took over the province bordering Rwanda.

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At least 10 people were killed in a gold mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the rebel-appointed governor of South Kivu province said on Thursday. M23 rebels have seized east Congo’s two biggest cities since January in an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spill over into Congo of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and the struggle for control of Congo’s vast mineral resources. Congo’s government and M23 pledged in a stat…