# Death toll rises after illegal gold mine collapses in Central African Republic

https://mins.news/en/video/27589

- DW News, 2026-08-20 17:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miY14bb275g

> More than 100 people are known to have died after sections of an illegal gold mine in the Central African Republic collapsed. Red Cross volunteers say hopes of finding survivors are fading. Local officials said several underground tunnels collapsed, triggering a landslide.

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