More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern DR Congo

People gather at the scene of a gold mine collapse near the town of Kamituga, South Kivu province (Maisha RDC/AP)

More than 50 people have died after landslides collapsed three artisanal gold mining wells in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The incident took place near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province on Friday, following days of heavy rains.