{"id":2601,"date":"2026-02-04T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:26:11","slug":"more-than-200-dead-in-landslides-at-rebel-controlled-mine-in-dr-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2601","title":{"rendered":"More than 200 dead in landslides at rebel-controlled mine in DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when heavy rains triggered a series of catastrophic landslides at the Rubaya coltan mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site has been under the control of the M23 rebel group since 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It rained, a landslide followed, and it swept people away. Some were swallowed up, others died in the wells. Many are still trapped inside,&#8221; said miner Franck Bolingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu province, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, said the victims include \u201cminers, children and market women\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that at least 20 injured people are being treated, some in local health facilities, while others will be transferred to Goma, the nearest city around 50 kilometres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With search and rescue operations still continuing, officials say the death toll is expected to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muyisa said the governor has temporarily halted artisanal mining on the site and ordered the relocation of residents who had built shelters near the mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubaya produces about 15 per cent of the world\u2019s coltan which is processed into a hard metal used notably to make smartphones, computers, and aircraft engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Nations says M23 has plundered the mine\u2019s riches to help fund its insurgency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubaya lies in the heart of mineral-rich eastern DRC which for decades has been ripped apart by violence between government forces and different armed groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its resurgence in 2021, the M23 group has taken vast tracts of the eastern DRC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a US-brokered deal between the Congolese and Rwandan governments and Kinshasa\u2019s ongoing negotiations with the rebels, fighting continues on several fronts in the region. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2026\/01\/31\/more-than-200-dead-in-landslides-at-rebel-controlled-mine-in-dr-congo\/\">(AfricaNews)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when heavy rains triggered a series of catastrophic landslides at the Rubaya coltan mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The site has been under the control of the M23 rebel group since 2024. &#8220;It rained, a landslide followed, and it swept people away. 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