At least 20 dead in Congo gold mine collapse
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Dec 18, 2016, 06:04 IST | Updated: Dec 18, 2016, 06:04 IST
Mine in Democratic Republic of Congo (Representative Image)
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Local mines minister Apollinaire Bulindi said the death toll is likely to increase as many 'illegal miners' were in the quarry
At least 20 killed after a gold mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sud Kiv area on Sunday.
The province's mines minister Apollinaire Bulindi said the death toll was likely to rise "because many people were working in a disorderly way in this quarry," referring to "illegal miners".
The incident took place overnight in Makungu mine in the Fizi district of Sud Kivu.
"We (the provincial authorities) do not control this quarry, these are soldiers who are working there...," he added.
Sud Kivu province has some of Democratic Republic of Congo`s richest mineral deposits.
(WION with inputs from AFP)