At least 200 people have died following a devastating landslide that engulfed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo earlier this week, rebel authorities confirmed on Saturday.
The catastrophe occurred on Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, an area under the control of M23 rebels. Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of North-Kivu province, attributed the landslide to heavy rains.
