US EditionAt Least 32 Killed in Southeastern Congo After Bridge at Mine Collapsed, Authorities Say
- On Saturday, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, Lualaba provincial interior minister, said a bridge at the Kalando mine in Mulondo collapsed, killing at least 32 people after wildcat miners overcrowded the makeshift bridge despite a formal ban.
- Amid long-running disputes, the site's security actions provoked panic after SAEMAPE said gunfire from soldiers securing the site triggered miners to rush the bridge.
- An agency official who spoke to Reuters said there were 49 deaths and 20 people taken to hospital in critical condition, while other reports and SAEMAPE put the toll at at least 40.
- Provincial authorities in Lualaba suspended operations at the site on Sunday, and the Initiative for the Protection of Human Rights called for an independent investigation into the military's role.
- Artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo employs 1.5 million to 2 million people and indirectly supports more than 10 million, while Chinese companies control 80% of cobalt production.
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A major accident has occurred at the Kalondo copper mine in Loalaba Province, located in southeastern Congo. A bridge collapsed at the mine, causing panic and claiming the lives of 32 people. This incident is considered the worst mining accident in Congo to date.
32 dead in Congo mine bridge collapse after gunfire sparks panic
A tragic accident at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo claimed at least 32 lives on Saturday after a narrow bridge collapsed during a chaotic stampede sparked by reported gunfire. Officials say it is one of the deadliest mining disasters in the country this year. Gunfire sparks panic at Kalando mine The incident occurred at the Kalando mining site in Lualaba province, where hundreds of miners work every day. According to Congo’…
In a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many workers were buried, several were killed, and the salvage continues.
Many people have died in an incident at a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = At least 32 people were killed when a bridge collapsed at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Reuters and AP reported...
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