Dozens Die as Mining Bridge Collapses in the DRC
According to officials, a minimum of 32 people lost their lives at a cobalt and copper mine in the DR Congo on Sunday. The deaths occurred after the miners overcrowded a temporary bridge built to enable miners cross a flooded trench. Roy K. Mayonde, the interior minister of Lualaba Province, revealed that the deaths occurred at Kalondo mine. An order had previously been issued halting operations at the mine due to concerns about the heavy rain at the time and the risk that a landslide could occur. However, the miners defied this order and went to the mine on the…