Angola: Death Toll Rises to 29 in Mine Collapse in Bengo Province

Angola: Death Toll Rises to 29 in Mine Collapse in Bengo Province

Caxito -- The death toll from the collapse of an illegal gold mine on Saturday in the municipality of Nambuangongo, Bengo Province, has risen from 28 to 29, as well as the number of injured increased from three to ten and they are hospitalized in provincial hospitals.

Catholic Bishop in Angola Mourns 29 Killed in Gold Mine Collapse, Says Tragedy Reveals Poverty and “illusion of peace”

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the Catholic Diocese of Caxito has mourned the death of 29 people, including children, who were buried alive in an artisanal gold mine in the village of Canacassala in Nambuangongo Municipality of Angola’s Bengo Province on May 23. Speaking during his Pentecost Sunday homily at St. Anne Cathedral on May 24, Bishop Camuto expressed solidarity with the bereaved families, saying the tragedy laid bare the realitie…