At least 32 people were killed on Saturday after a bridge collapsed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo, authorities said, in one of the deadliest mining incidents in the country this year.

Congo’s artisanal mining agency, SAEMAPE, said the collapse occurred at the Kalando site in Lualaba province, where large numbers of miners operate daily. An agency official told Reuters that 49 people had died, and 20 others were taken to hospital in critical condition, though local officials later released a lower confirmed toll.

At least 32 people have died after a collapse at a cobalt mine in southeastern DR Congo, authorities say.

A bridge at the site gave way, killing dozens of informal miners in Lualaba province. #DRC #Congo #Mining pic.twitter.com/bdcNrBndpI — Cyrus

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