DRC: Fatal Landslide Claims Lives in Gold Mining Pit in South Kivu
Three people have lost their lives and two others have been severely injured in a landslide that occurred on Sunday, August 20th, in a gold mining pit in Kibe, Mwenga territory in South Kivu province.
According to a civil society representative, the injured individuals have been transported to a hospital. “The victims were caught by a landslide while they were working in a gold mine pit.
Alerted, the youth from Kibe came to the rescue and managed to save two severely injured people who were taken to the Kibe health center for treatment,” stated Ilibo Clovis, the coordinator of the new civil society dynamic in Kibe.
It is worth noting that a similar landslide incident claimed two lives in the same area just last July.
These incidents are becoming increasingly common in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially in South Kivu. As recently as May, there was a collapse at a mining site due to heavy rains.
