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Central African Republic gold mine collapse kills more than 100

Gold miners work at a mining site in the Cameroon town of Betare Oya.
File photo: Small-scale artisanal gold mining employs thousands of people across Central African Republic. © Reinnier Kaze, AFP archives

A gold mine collapse in the Central African Republican village of Zamboye near the Cameroon border on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, an official at a local mining association said. A member of the local youth council said the death toll would likely rise as more people were pulled from the rubble.

More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in ​Central ‌African Republic on Tuesday, ⁠a senior official at a local mining association ‌said.

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