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JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Landfill collapse in Guinea’s capital kills 30 after heavy rains trigger landslide

The downpour destabilized the towering mass of refuse and triggered a landslide that engulfed makeshift homes built nearby.

What happened to the homes located near the landfill in Guinea's capital?
The landslide triggered by the refuse collapse engulfed makeshift homes that were built nearby.
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How many people died in the landfill collapse in Guinea’s capital?
30 people were killed in the landfill collapse.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills more than 100 as rescue efforts falter

More than 100 miners are dead after underground tunnels collapsed at an unregulated gold mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, and rescuers say the body count keeps climbing. Several tunnels at an artisanal mining site in Zamboye gave way roughly two days before recovery teams pulled more than ten additional bodies from […] The post Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills more than 100 as rescue efforts falter appeared first on American Almanac .

More than 100 miners are dead after underground tunnels collapsed at an unregulated gold mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, and rescuers say the body count keeps climbing. Several tunnels at an artisanal mining site in Zamboye gave way roughly two days before recovery teams pulled more than ten additional bodies from the debris on Thursday morning alone. Local Red Cross volunteer Gervais Ganagoro told the Associated Press that hopes of finding anyone alive were fading fast. A court in the Baboua subprefecture, the local administrative jurisdiction, confirmed that the tunnels caved in and triggered a landslide. It opened an investigation to determine why the tunnels failed, identify the dead, track down whoever…Open

What did a 2025 United Nations report document regarding the mining in the Zamboye area?
In 2025, United Nations experts published a report documenting illicit mining in the area, including the involvement of armed groups and the use of extraction methods that posed serious health and environmental risks.
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What were the circumstances surrounding the death of 32-year-old Doudou Marcel?
Doudou Marcel was a Cameroonian miner and father of two who had worked at the Zamboye site for approximately five years. His body was buried at the family compound in eastern Cameroon on Wednesday.
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Who is Gervais Ganagoro and what information did he provide regarding the rescue efforts?
Gervais Ganagoro is a local Red Cross volunteer who stated that hopes of finding anyone alive were fading fast and that the Red Cross could not estimate how many miners remain trapped beneath the earth.
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What specific event triggered the collapse of the tunnels in Zamboye?
A court in the Baboua subprefecture confirmed that the tunnels caved in and triggered a landslide. Mayor Abdon Adamou also noted that heavy rainfall had weakened the soils in the area, which likely contributed to the tunnel failures.
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How many people died in the gold mine collapse near the border of the Central African Republic and Cameroon?
More than 100 miners are dead, with rescuers reporting that the body count keeps climbing as bodies are being discovered every hour.
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NPR (NPR Staff) - From Europe to Asia, floods to heatwaves, world experiences weather shocks

At least eight people died in Japan as heavy rains flooded roads and disrupted traffic while firefighters from Britain to France and Croatia struggled to contain blazes in Europe's fifth heatwave this summer

Keywordsweatherclimate-changefloodingheatwavesjapaneuropebritainfrancecroatianatural-disastersextreme-weatherglobal-warminginfrastructurewildfiresasiameteorologyenvironmental-impactheavy-rainssummer-heatworld-news

STRIPES (Yoojin Lee and Julie Masson, Yoojin Lee, Julie Masson) - North Korean land mines likely flowed south with runoff from monsoon rains | Stars and Stripes

The South Korean government has warned that heavy rains may have washed landmines from the DMZ into rivers flowing across the inter-Korean border.

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NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Deadly Landslide Buries Neighborhood in China, Killing Eight as Dozens Remain Missing

A massive landslide swept through a street in China , killing at least eight people Published July 18, 2026 CHONGQING, China — Rescue crews are racing against time after a devastating landslide tore through a [...]

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NPR (The Associated Press) - Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

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.

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