# Gold mine collapse kills about 100 people in Cameroon

https://mins.news/en/item/26145

- TASS, 2026-08-19 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175115

> About 100 people were killed when rock collapsed at a gold mine in Zambo, eastern Cameroon. Search and rescue efforts are continuing under difficult conditions, with debris cleared manually because heavy machinery could bring down intact mine shafts. The full scale of the incident remains unclear.

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