Official: 60 dead in northeast Congo gold mine

Published August 16, 2012 8:18am ET



KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A landslide at a gold mine in a remote corner of northeast Congo has left at least 60 people dead, a local administrator said Thursday.

Faustin Drakana Kananga told The Associated Press that the accident took place Monday in Pangoyi, but rescue efforts have been hampered because the dense jungle area is controlled by members of a militia.

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