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South Africa cuts off support to 4,000 trapped miners

Illegal miners in stand-off with South African government

Siobhan Lismore-Scott
Illegal miners, up to 4,500, are trapped underground in South Africa as the governmnet attempts to "smoke them out"

Up to 4,500 illegal miners are trapped underground in South Africa | Credits: hyotographics, via Shutterstock

An estimated 4,500 illegal miners are trapped underground in South Africa as the government attempts to smoke them out by cutting off their food and water supplies. Some media outlets are reporting...

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