Hundreds of miners in South Africa before starvation: authorities take action!

Hundreds of miners in South Africa before starvation: authorities take action!

In South Africa, the police started with dramatic measures against illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, which is considered a death trap for many mining workers. The authorities started a large -scale campaign on Monday after residents reported that over a hundred people died in the shaft of more than 2.6 kilometers. So far, 60 corpses have been recovered, but many other victims could still be underground, while the police at the same time set human care with food and water to force illegal gold seekers to flee to the surface. As the Kleine Zeitung do not seem to react to the concerned relatives who are looking forward to the fate of their loved ones fear.

serious situation in the mine

The situation in the mine is dramatic. According to reports, several hundred up to 4000 miners are on earth, while access to vital goods has been interrupted. "We will not send help to the criminals," said Presidential Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and announced that the police wanted to smoke the workers. This is interpreted as a brutal approach to draw a conclusion under the illegal gold mining, which costs the state more than half a billion dollars every year, as the Minerals Council South Africa organization noted. According to the nau.ch so far, some of the workers have been voluntary, but the amount of the remaining worker remains unclear.