⁍ Kinyenye Furaha passed out from shock when he realised a mine collapse in eastern Congo had buried more than 50 fellow miners.
⁍ Heavy rains on Friday caused the artisanal gold mine to cave in, burying those working below ground.
⁍ Miners searching the site near the town of Kamituga in Democratic Republic of Congo have so far recovered 18 bodies.
– A gold mine collapse in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday is believed to have killed more than 50 miners, Reuters reports. According to the mayor of the town of Kamituga, heavy rains didn’t heed warnings from the miners, who were searching for gold when the collapse occurred. “The main problem is that people did not heed the rain,” he says. “We went back there and found only the pit filled with water. And that’s when I lost consciousness.” The death toll is currently at 18.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-mining/survivor-recalls-horror-after-congo-mine-collapse-idUSKBN2640TK