📖+10 XP
🎧+10 XP
✅+15 XP
Toxic mine spill in Lubumbashi, DRCCEFR A1
29 Nov 2025
Adapted from Laura, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Max Tcvetkov, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
79 words
- A dam at a mine collapsed on November 4, 2025.
- The mine is in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province.
- Congo Dongfang Mining runs the mine.
- Acidic and toxic water flowed into streets.
- Water entered houses and flooded a market.
- Dead fish appeared on the river banks.
- Some wells became dirty and unsafe to drink.
- People collected and ate dead fish because they are poor.
- Officials visited the site but gave no solutions first.
- Mining work was suspended for three months.
Difficult words
- mineral — Natural substances found in the earth.minerals
- environmental — Related to nature and the surroundings.
- polluted — Contaminated or dirty, not clean.
- toxin — Harmful substances that can make you sick.toxins
- flooding — Water covering land that is usually dry.
Tip: hover, focus or tap highlighted words in the article to see quick definitions while you read or listen.
Discussion questions
- How do you feel about mining companies?
- What can be done to protect the environment?
- Have you ever seen pollution in your area?
Related articles
17 Feb 2026
4 Apr 2025
12 Dec 2025
Experts call for integrated One Health surveillance linking communities
Experts urge governments to build integrated surveillance systems that link community-level data across human, animal, plant and environmental sectors. A virtual roundtable highlighted research priorities and named integrated surveillance the most urgent need.
23 Mar 2026
16 Sept 2025
PAHO issues first guide for tungiasis treatment
PAHO has published the first evidence-based guide to treat tungiasis, recommending low-viscosity dimethicone and warning against unsafe manual removal. The disease affects millions in Latin America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa.