Landslide kills over 200 people at DRC's mine

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More than 200 people have died after a landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's mines ministry says. The ministry said the collapse occurred on Tuesday and that around 70 children were among those killed. Many injured people were evacuated to health facilities in the city of Goma. A senior