The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones.

The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.

At least 200 people are feared dead after a massive landslide hit the militia-controlled Rubaya coltan mine in eastern DR ...

Heavy rains triggered the landslide, sending mud and earth crashing into multiple shafts deep underground.

Over 200 people have been killed when heavy rains triggered a landslide at a mineral mine in eastern Congo, a provincial ...

Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves at least 200 dead - At least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in ...

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More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...