New videos show deadly landslide burying gold miners in Central African Republic
Artisanal mining is a vital source of income for thousands of people in the Central African Republic, but many sites operate with limited safety equipment, structural reinforcement and emergency-rescue capacity.
The disaster follows another deadly mine collapse near the Cameroonian border in June.
Rescue workers were still searching for victims on 21 August, but the number of people underground at the time remains unknown.
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