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Landslide at Angola illegal gold mine kills 28
A landslide at an Illegal gold mining site in Angola's northwestern Bengo province killed at least 28 people on Saturday, marking one of the country's deadliest artisanal mining accidents.
The Nambuangongo site had operated for about three months, fueled by Angola's economic diversification drive into gold as diamond prices fell and synthetic diamonds rose.
Teams rescued Four civilians from the site, while authorities confirmed the deceased victims were aged between 16 and 35 years old.
Visiting families in Canacassala, provincial governor Maria Ant guaranteed support for the 28 victims' families ahead of funerals scheduled for Tuesday.
Teams work on identifying bodies before release to families, as the governor declared: "We lost people, but we cannot lose hope or our determination to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.