A court says emergency workers must be allowed to enter a mine where hundreds are thought to be without food and water.
A South African court has ordered that a police blockade of a disused goldmine, in which hundreds of people are located illegally, be lifted.
It also said that any person in the mine should be allowed to exit, and that "no non-emergency personnel may enter the mine shaft".to aid the miners, who reports suggest had resorted to eating vinegar and toothpaste to survive. Volunteers said they pulled a body from the mine on Thursday. In a statement, the South African Police Service welcomed the court order, which it stressed did not prevent officers from making arrests.
The SAPS added that as of 16:00 local time on Saturday, three of the miners had resurfaced.South Africa is a mineral-rich country. According to official estimates, it holds nearly 30% of the world's gold deposits and 88% of all platinum deposits.
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