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Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>More than 200 people were killed in the collapse of the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Reuters official confirmed on Friday.<\/p>\n

The collapse occurred on Wednesday, and the exact number of casualties remained unclear until Friday evening.<\/p>\n

The Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world\u2019s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, a heat-resistant metal increasingly in demand by manufacturers of mobile phones, computers, space components, and gas turbines.<\/p>\n

An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said that \u201cmore than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, as well as children and women in the market,\u201d noting that some people were rescued but suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n

He added that the confirmed death toll had reached at least 227.<\/p>\n

The mine site\u2014where local residents work in artisanal digging for a few dollars a day\u2014is under the control of the \u201cM23\u201d rebel movement.<\/p>\n

Eastern DR Congo is considered the country\u2019s region most afflicted by a humanitarian crisis, particularly due to decades of conflict and the M23 movement\u2014backed by Rwanda\u2014controlling vast areas of land.<\/p>\n

Find more news and analyses on Africa<\/span> on the Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press. More than 200 people were killed in the collapse of the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Reuters official confirmed on Friday. The collapse occurred on Wednesday, and the exact number of casualties remained unclear until Friday evening. The Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world\u2019s coltan, which is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":4212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[120],"class_list":{"0":"post-4214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-policy","8":"tag-africa"},"yoast_head":"\nMore than 200 Killed in mine Collapse in Eastern DR Congo - Africa Press English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag"> Africa-Press. 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