Landslide Kills Over 200 at M23 Rebel-Controlled Rubaya Coltan Mine
Over 200 people were killed after heavy rainfall triggered a massive landslide at the rebel-controlled Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Congo on Wednesday.Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, a spokesperson for the provincial governor, confirmed that the collapse buried miners along with children and women from a nearby market.The facility, which provides 15% of the world's coltan for electronics, has been occupied by the
M23 rebel group since 2024 to fund their ongoing insurgency.
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