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At least 10 killed in Zambia mine dump collapse

10 miners were killed after a mine dump collapses in Zambia. [AFP]

At least 10 subsistence miners were killed when a mine dump known locally as Black Mountain collapsed in Zambia's second-largest city and copper belt mining hub Kitwe on Wednesday, police said.

The vast mound of dark earth in the country's northeast has become an economic lifeline for thousands of people who make a living from activities that local media report have been partially legalized.

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