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At least 22 killed in Congo gold mine collapse, authorities say
CNN   03 October 2019   Democratic Republic of Congo   Kampene  
<p>The number of illegal miners killed in a gold mine collapse in the Democratic Republic of Congo rose to 22 on Thursday, the country's minister of social affairs told CNN.<br>The initial death toll from Wednesday's incident at an illegally-run mine in Kampene ...
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Terrifying moment of Brazil dam collapse caught on camera
YouTube, Guardian News   04 February 2019  
<p>A video aired on Brazilian media shows the exact moment a dam burst in Brazil on 25 January. The dam break at an iron ore mining complex operated by the minerals firm Vale killed at least 65 people. A further 279 are missing.</p>
Death toll grows to 60 from tragic collapse of a dam owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale
CNBC   29 January 2019   Brazil  
Members of a rescue team search for victims after a tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA collapsed, in Brumadinho, Brazil January 28, 2019.
<p>At least 60 people have been killed and hundreds are still missing after a dam collapsed at Vale&rsquo;s Corrego do Feijao mine in southeastern Brazil on Friday.<br />The tragedy is the second major disaster linked to Brazilian mining giant Vale in about ...
China coal mine collapse: 2 workers killed, 2 rescued, 18 still trapped
The times of India   21 October 2018   China  
<p>BEIJING: Two mine workers were killed, two have been rescued while 18 others remain trapped in a coal mine that was ripped through in a rock burst in east China's Shandong Province, local officials said on Sunday.</p>
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