More Than 100 Killed in Central African Republic Gold Mine Collapse
A landslide caused an artisanal gold mine to collapse near Zamboye in western Central African Republic on August 18, killing more than 100 people, according to local officials and aid workers.
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- A landslide caused an artisanal gold mine to collapse near Zamboye in western Central African Republic on August 18, killing more than 100 people, according to local officials and aid workers.
More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic after a landslide, local officials and aid workers said on Wednesday, August 19.
The collapse occurred on Tuesday afternoon, August 18, in Zamboye, a village about 50 kilometres from Baboua and near the border with Cameroon. Recovery work was continuing, and local officials warned that the death toll could rise.
Footage circulating on social media appeared to show a mass of sand descending on people believed to be miners before covering them. Artisanal mining supports many livelihoods in the region, but informal sites can expose workers to unstable ground and limited emergency-response capacity.
