People from the Congolese anti-government armed “M23 Movement” confirmed on the 30th that a large-scale landslide recently occurred in the Rubaya coltan mine in North Kivu province in the eastern part of the country, which has killed more than 200 people. A spokesperson for the “M23 Campaign” said that within two days from the 28th to the 29th, several local mines had roadways collapsed, and a large number of miners were buried. Most of the victims were miners engaged in manual mining, including women and children.

People from the Congolese anti-government armed “M23 Movement” confirmed on the 30th that a large-scale landslide recently occurred in the Rubaya coltan mine in North Kivu province in the eastern part of the country, which has killed more than 200 people. A spokesperson for the “M23 Campaign” said that within two days from the 28th to the 29th, several local mines had roadways collapsed, and a large number of miners were buried. Most of the victims were miners engaged in manual mining, including women and children.