More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says


(Corrects first name of spokesperson ‌in paragraph 1)

Jan 30 (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed ‌this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in ‌eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday.

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