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100 dead in Central African Republic gold mine collapse

A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed at least 100 people in the Central African Republic on the border with Cameroon, local sources told AFP.

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19 Aug 2026, 15:31 UTC
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19 Aug 2026, 15:26 UTC
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A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed at least 100 people in the Central African Republic on the border with Cameroon, local sources told AFP.
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    100 dead in Central African Republic gold mine collapse

    A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed at least 100 people in the Central African Republic on the border with Cameroon, local sources told AFP.

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  • machine language-signal Death or self-harm observable-rules-v1 / 65% rule confidence
  • publisher category World rss-category
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