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DR Congo: Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in Goma
Displaced residents wait to register to receive aid distributed by a local politician and businessman in Goma [Guerchom Ndebo/AFP]
<p>Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.<br />The evacuation order came after powerful aftershocks rocked the ...
DR Congo mine collapse kills at least 41
File: Kenny Katombe/Reuters
<p>At least 41 artisanal miners were killed when part of a copper and cobalt mine owned by Swiss-based mining giant Glencore collapsed in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the provincial governor has said.<br />The accident occurred on Thursday ...
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Glencore reports seven dead in mining accident
Logo at the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
<p>Glencore&rsquo;s efforts to reduce fatalities among its staff have suffered a setback with the announcement that the death toll from an accident at a Congolese mine has risen to seven.<br />Rescuers have been searching for survivors for 10 days, after the ...