A cave-in occurs on a mine site following heavy rains, trapping '50 young people' as hundreds of mourners gather at the site.
At least 50 people are thought to have died when a gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local mining NGO says.
"Several miners were in the shaft which was covered and no one could get out. We are talking about 50 young people," she said. The mine was not located on the Kamituga gold concession owned by Canadian miner Banro Corporation, the company's chief executive said.
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