What the records say
- When
- 24 May 2026
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 8.21° S, 14.13° E
- Description
- 2026 Angola gold mine landslide: A landslide strikes an illegal gold mining site in Bengo Province, killing at least 28 people. Four people are rescued.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2026 Kifula gold mine landslide.
2026 Kifula gold mine landslide
Natural disaster in Angola
Early on 23 May 2026, a landslide struck an unauthorized gold mining operation in the locality of Kifula, Canacassala, Nambuangongo, Bengo Province, Angola, killing 28 people. Four people were rescued. It is one of the deadliest illegal mining accidents in the history of Angola.
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