At least 10 people were killed when a mine collapsed in eastern DR Congo.

In the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a mine collapsed at the Luhhi mine in the province of South Kivu, captured by M23 rebels, killing at least 10 people. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on April 24.

"At least 10 people died as a result of the collapse of a gold mine," the publication says.

Douglas Dunia Masumbuko, the governor appointed by the M23 movement, according to the agency, said that the death toll could rise, given the number of injured. According to him, the cause of the disaster could be "uncontrolled construction and poor maintenance of gold mines."

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