More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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Rebel authorities in eastern Congo say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines, authorities announced ...

The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world's coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.

"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," the governor's spokesperson said.

A series of landslides struck a militia-held mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, burying people alive and killing several, the governor and witnesses told AFP.

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MoFA conveyed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the government and people of DR Congo over this tragedy ...

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