Central African Republic Gold Mine Collapse Kills More than 100
Rescuers are still searching as officials say the death toll may rise and several miners remain trapped under the rubble.
- On Tuesday, a landslide at an artisanal gold mine in Zamboye, Nana-Mambere, Central African Republic, killed at least 100 people near the Cameroon border. Rescue operations are underway at the site.
- Officials attribute the disaster to the collapse of several underground tunnels where miners were working. Artisanal mining lacks sufficient protective measures, with pits frequently left unsealed and exposed to torrential rains.
- Mayor Adamou Abdon of Garoua-Boula reported that 107 bodies have been recovered from the rubble. Miner Cedric Mbango told AFP, "The ground completely collapsed and buried people," as rescuers search for others still trapped.
- Government spokesman Evariste Ngamana expressed sympathy, stating authorities are "working hard to provide relief and assistance." The Baboua sub-prefecture court opened an investigation to determine criminal liability for the mine's operation.
- Similar landslides at Be-Mbari in June and Ngourroum in mid-March claimed dozens of lives, highlighting recurring dangers for thousands of small-scale miners operating outside government control in the Central African Republic.
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At least 100 people have been killed in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in the Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon, local sources told AFP on Wednesday.
A gold mine disaster in the Central African Republic occurred on Tuesday, killing at least 100 people and injuring many others.
The death toll from the mining accident in the Central African Republic (CAR) has reportedly risen to over one hundred. News agencies Reuters and AFP report this, citing an official from a local mining authority. Part of the gold mine collapsed yesterday afternoon due to an unknown cause. Initially, there was talk of at least thirty fatalities, but that number appears to have risen sharply in a short time. National authorities say the number of…
At least 100 people died from a landslide in an improvised gold mine in the west of the Central African Republic, on the Cameroonian border, found AFPs from local sources on Wednesday.
Central African Republic gold mine collapse kills more than 100
A gold mine collapse in the Central African Republican village of Zamboye near the Cameroon border on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, an official at a local mining association said. A member of the local youth council said the death toll would likely rise as more people were pulled from the rubble.
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