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Accident · Rubaya mines, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2026 Rubaya mines collapses

28 January 2026 · 400 lives lost

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What happened

On 28 January 2026, a severe collapse occurred at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Initially, 200 people were estimated to have been killed in the collapse, but by 2 February, more than 400 deaths were confirmed in the incident. The mine collapse was caused by a landslide that was the result of years of poor mining practices and a lack of maintenance. Several individual mines collapsed in the landslide.

On 4 March 2026, a second landslide collapsed a mine at the same site, killing over 200 people, injured others and left some missing.

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Richard Phillips
29 May 2026

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Every name matters. Every one of them was somebody's whole world.

Norma Ramos
25 May 2026

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My cousin's neighbour was there. It's hard to describe how a whole community carries something like this.

Gregory Ferguson
19 Apr 2026

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I was nearby when it happened. I still hear the sirens. Thinking of every family tonight.

Nathalie Dubois
9 Apr 2026

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Lighting a candle from the Philippines for everyone who didn't come home.

Jason Dang
20 Feb 2026

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No words are enough. Rest in peace to all who were lost, and strength to those left behind.

Melissa Knight
9 Feb 2026

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Thinking of the children who lost parents that day. If you're reading this, you are not alone.

Harold Spiegel
5 Feb 2026

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May their memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us be kinder for having known what was lost.

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Sending love from England. The whole world grieved with you.

Emily Thomas
31 Jan 2026

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We should never let this be forgotten, and never let it happen again.

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Tammy Carpenter🇺🇸8d ago
Philip Murphy🇺🇸10d ago
Gone but never forgotten.
Juan Gutierrez🇺🇸10d ago
We remember.
Anonymous🇺🇸11d ago
Anne Thornton🇺🇸15d ago
Forever in our hearts.
Stavros Dimitriou🇬🇧15d ago
Anonymous🇺🇸21d ago
Crystal Battle🇺🇸24d ago
Rest easy.
Donna Thompson🇯🇲24d ago
You made the world better.
Earl Smith🇺🇸24d ago
Sleep well.
Lisa Frost🇺🇸25d ago
Rest in peace.
Madison Burns🇺🇸25d ago
Sleep well.
Grace Reyes🇺🇸9 Aug 2026
Teresa Perry🇺🇸7 Aug 2026
Hayley Mccarthy🇺🇸4 Aug 2026
Archie Rice🇨🇦1 Aug 2026
Dolores Gomez🇲🇽31 Jul 2026
You were one of a kind.
Meredith West🇺🇸28 Jul 2026
Kristine Mendoza🇺🇸24 Jul 2026
Dale Hicks🇺🇸22 Jul 2026
Rest in peace.
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