RUBAYA, DR Congo, Jan 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A series of landslides struck a militia-held mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, burying people alive and killing several, the governor and witnesses told AFP on Friday. A second landslide struck on Thursday morning. Some were buried and others are still in the pits," freelance miner Franck Bolingo told AFP. Eraston Bahati Musanga, the M23?appointed governor of North Kivu province, told AFP the slide had been deadly. Several international mining firms have temporarily halted their operations in the east as a result of the M23's advance.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 31, 2026 04:18 UTC