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More than 20 killed in Congo mine collapse Map of North Kivu Congo| The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province | |
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At least 7 killed after plane crashes Map of Goma Congo A plane crashed Monday evening in the center of Goma, in the eastern part of the DR Congo, killing at least seven of around 30 people on board
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Ebola outbreak kills 10 in Congo As of Monday, WHO said, the deaths are among 13 probable and two confirmed Ebola cases reported in Orientale province in eastern Congo
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'Bad wiring' caused Congo blasts Huge explosions at an arms depot that killed at least 146 people in Congo's capital Brazzaville were caused by a short-circuit that led to a...
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Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 Map of Brazzaville Congo| A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded hundreds more in in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo | |
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Plane crash in Congo kills at least 90 A passenger Boeing 727 crashed at the Kisangani airport in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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'100 missing' as DR Congo boat capsizes About 100 people are missing after a boat capsized on the Kasai river, a tributary of the Congo river, in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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U.N. plane crashes in Congo
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River guide believed killed by crocodile
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Death toll from polio outbreak nears 100
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Number of missing after boat capsizes
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Several nations facing food shortage. Global
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80 die in ferry accident The ferry was laden with people and cargo traveling from western Bandundu province
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Mourning declared after tanker blast The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared two days of mourning for the victims of the oil tanker explosion that killed more than 230 peo...
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Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves The bodies of some of the scores of people killed in a fuel truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been buried in mass gra...
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Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion Map of South Kivu Congo At least 230 people were killed and 190 injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded. It was attempting to overtake a bus
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Volcano Mount Nyamuragira erupts
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Scale of gorilla poaching exposed
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Rangers regain contact with war-gorillas
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Cholera spreads amid standoff
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All bodies from plane crash found A team of U.N. peacekeepers lowered by helicopter to a remote plane crash site recovered all 17 bodies from a humanitarian flight
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17 bodies found in crashed plane
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47 dead, 100 missing in boat accident
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo| Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market. There were charred bodies amid the wreckage that had not been removed. The DC-9, operated by Hewa Bora airline... | |
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Air crash kills more than 80 The Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 crashed shortly after taking off from the Goma airport, killing 83 passengers and crew on board
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes Rwanda: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 300 hurt. The 2 most powerful occurred hours apart with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.0
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Plane crash kills 30 Map of Kinshasa Congo The Russian-made Antonov-26 crashed in a poor, crowded suburb of Kinshasa right after takeoff
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Deaths, injuries reported in quake A strong earthquake damaged homes in the town of Kalemie, and some people had been killed and injured
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Dozens die in train crash The people were travelling on top of carriages and were swept off by beams on the bridge
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Plague outbreak kills 60 It is the worst outbreak of pneumonic plague for 50 years. The people who have died are all miners
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Boat tragedy 'kills 200'
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Passengers sucked out of plane The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50 Lava flows have ignited a petrol station. People were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks
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Half of the city has been burned Map of Goma. Congo| Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu | |
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Aid agencies battle volcano disaster
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Volcano kills 45 people Map of Goma Congo Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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50 feared dead as ferry sinks
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