In May, 31 people believed to be illegal miners died in a gas explosion at an abandoned shaft in South Africa. The authorities have been trying to retrieve their remains, but high levels of methane gas is making it difficult to get them. 🎧
South Africa wants Lesotho to help to retrieve the bodies of dozens of illegal miners trapped in an abandoned shaft“I just wish the governments of South Africa and Lesotho would come together and help us to get the bodies”
The authorities have been trying to retrieve their remains, but high levels of methane gas is making it difficult to get them. Illegal mining has been a big problem over the years, with criminals targeting sealed shafts which still have plenty of gold.
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