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December 30, 2020

At Least 15 People Feared Dead in Papua New Guinea After Landslide at Informal Gold Mine
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In Papua New Guinea, 15 people are missing and feared dead after heavy
rains triggered a landslide near an informal gold mine in a remote rural
area. Three children are among those feared buried alive in their
encampment at the base of a mountain, where miners pan for gold to
scratch out a living. Some of the world's biggest mining companies,
including Rio Tinto, have extracted vast mineral wealth from Papua New
Guinea for decades, leaving a path of environmental destruction behind,
while most miners live in poverty.


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