At least 100 people are killed when a gold mine collapses in Baboua, Central African Republic, at the border with Cameroon. was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 22:27 UTC. The event is classified as a mine accident incident with a severity rating of Moderate, and was detected through the Wikipedia Current Events portal.
At least 100 people are killed when a gold mine collapses in Baboua, Central African Republic, at the border with Cameroon. (Reported via the Wikipedia Current Events portal, which aggregates notable events from mainstream news coverage.)
Where this happened
The incident is located in Central African Republic (Africa), whose capital is Bangui. Historically, Central African Republic is most affected by floods and conflict. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Central African Republic incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 6.600°, 20.900°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding mine accident events
Collapses, floods, gas blasts and entrapments in mines. Underground mining concentrates several hazards at once: roof falls, methane and coal-dust explosions, flooding and ventilation failure. Rescue is slow by nature because access routes are the same ones that failed.
How severity is rated
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Data and verification
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Timeline and sources
Reported
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· received · event time 18 Aug 2026, 22:27 UTCFirst report Encyclopedia entry
First recorded from Wikipedia.
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Conditions at the time
Light rain of 0.2 mm was recorded, and the temperature peaked at 29°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.