At least 100 killed in gold mine collapse as desperate search operation launched

Rescue teams are racing against the clock to locate those buried under the rubble.

Four members of an indigenous family are among the dead, witnesses said.

An aid worker says it will be a "miracle" to find people alive under the rubble after a mine collapse in Central African Republic.

Rescuers are searching for survivors at the site, located near the border with Cameroon.

Rescuers are searching for survivors at the site, located near the border with Cameroon.

The latest collapse comes after a series of deadly mining accidents along the Central African Republic-Cameroon border.At least 100 people have been killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mine in the Central African Republic near the border with Cameroon on Tuesday, with rescue teams continuing to search for s

More than 100 workers may have been killed in a landslide at an illegal mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, say authorities. More miners are trapped and hope for their survival is fading.

Search and rescue operations continue at Zamboye mining site

According to the Baboua public prosecutor, the incident is believed to have been caused by "the collapse of several underground tunnels in which miners were operating."

A landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed at least 100 people in the Central African Republic on the border with Cameroon, local sources told AFP on Wednesday.

Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners  AP News

An artisanal gold mining site has collapsed in the western part of Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners