The 18 August 2026 gold mine landslide at the Zamboye (Zamboï) mining site in the Central African Republic
At least 107 people were killed in major failure at an artisinal mine on the border with Cameroon. In the afternoon of 18 August 2026, a large landsldie occurred at an artisinal gold mine at Zamboye (also spelt Zamboï) in the Central African Republic. The landslide was caught on videos that have been widely shared […]
On 18 August 2026, a devastating landslide occurred at an artisanal gold mine in Zamboye, a location straddling the border between the Central African Republic and Cameroon. The catastrophic event claimed the lives of at least 107 individuals. Video footage captured the landslide, offering two distinct perspectives. The site's proximity to Garoua-Boulaï, marked at coordinates [5.888, 14.550], has raised questions about the precise location of the disaster.
Initial reports indicate that recovery efforts have retrieved 107 bodies, though the actual death toll may be higher. There appears to have been an odd pattern of behavior among the miners, with a large crowd directly in the path of a clearly unstable slope. It is plausible that the videos only depict one of multiple failure events, as a previous collapse is visible in the bottom right corner of the recorded sequence.
It is possible that those gathered in the videos were attempting to rescue individuals already buried by the landslide. This tragic incident underscores the immense risks faced by workers in artisanal mines, such as the one in Zamboye.
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