 12 people have so far died and more than 4,500 orders have fallen sick in the South and Democratic Republic of Congo following a tailings leak from the Cantoka Diamond Mine in Angola in July. Congo's Environment Minister Yves Baziba released the figures after a visit to the Kasai province where the Shikapa River turned red and many fish died. Baziba has disclosed that a country will ask for reparations for the damage caused but has not yet said how much it would request. People have also been banned from drinking water and eating fish from the Shikapa River after the spiel, which significantly depleted the river's fish population.