A landslide has crushed at least eight
people and seriously injured nine others near an artisanal mine
in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local
official said.
The wounded are in critical condition and receiving
treatment at a local health facility, the administrator of Fizi
territory in South Kivu Province, Aime Kawaya Mutipula, said by
phone on Sunday.
Landslides are relatively common in the hilly slopes of
eastern Congo, where heavy rains can saturate and loosen the soil.
But they are more likely to occur if the soil has been disturbed by
mining, tree-felling, or construction.
In December, intense rains in DRC capital Kinshasa
caused flooding and landslides that killed around 170 people.
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