# Hopes fade after Central African Republic gold mine collapse kills dozens

https://mins.news/en/item/28348

- France 24, 2026-08-21 11:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-hopes-fade-after-central-african-republic-gold-mine-collapse-kills-dozens

> Hopes of finding survivors are fading two days after a gold mine collapsed in the Central African Republic. Local officials and the Red Cross say more than 100 people died, while the government puts the toll at 49. The mines minister said the dead included 35 Central Africans, 13 Cameroonians and two Chadians.

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