As operations to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, wind down, the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) struggles to tell families of missing loved ones that their relatives may not be found alive. Volunteers assisting in the operation reported clearing the shaft of illegal miners, but police and mine rescue teams are yet to confirm. SANCO prepares to deliver the heartbreaking news to community members, highlighting the tragic consequence of the situation.
STILFONTEIN - As operations in Stilfontein start to wind down, the South African National Civic Organisation says it doesn't know how to face the relatives of the illegal miners still holding out for their safe return to the surface.
The volunteers had gone down the shaft in a special cage on Wednesday – searching for illegal miners who were still alive - while helping to recover scores of dead bodies from underground.Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
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