The Human Cost of Gold | National Geographic Magazine: Human Flood From Albertine Rift Seeking Gold | Ituri, Congo

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Human Flood From Albertine Rift Seeking Gold | Ituri, Congo

A human flood chokes the mud-slick remnants of a highway, the main vein for commerce through the Ituri. Rough and rutted during dry weather, the roads are nearly impassable in the wet season. But rain can’t stop the toleka traders, who push goods hundreds of miles by bicycle to resupply the newly minted gold mines in the area.