Heavy rains hit the Republic of Congo, causing a landslide at a gold mine. The tragedy was heralded until local workers could be rescued by other colleagues who were also buried.
The video shows in great detail the number of people working at the site when the landslide happened.
Congo mine landslide
In the video, the miners appear to emerge from under the large amount of clay after one of the companions started digging with their hands and opened an exit so they could pass. A total of nine men were under the landslide.
First, a man appears who removes the earth with a shovel and manages to save one person. Then another worker begins to pull the earth with his hands, leaving a significant number of people out of the hole, which collapses into several pieces of stone and clay.
Accident due to lack of security
Although it seems unusual as if it were part of a natural event caused by rain, mining accidents in Congo are very common and have already resulted in miner deaths. The viral video was recorded last Saturday, the 25th, in the province of Kivu in the south of the country.
The gold mines in Congo are notorious for their lack of safety for the miners who work there. There is no adequate equipment and they are subject to similar accidents with a certain frequency. Later that year, two workers at another mine died in an accident similar to the video that went viral.
By being buried and unequipped, the lookouts reduce the chances of life lying under the rubble. Knowing how to handle this type of situation is a matter of survival for miners who have to dig with their bare hands to save the lives of their teammates.