South Africa mine collapse kills 14

Fourteen miners, mostly from Lesotho, have died, and another eight were injured due to a rock collapse in an unlicensed mine in northwest Johannesburg, South Africa, with a potential number trapped underground. Thousands of illegal miners work under dangerous conditions, driven by poverty and unemployment, and their activities are part of organized crime networks. It is also reported that about 90 workers lost their lives two years ago after police trapped an abandoned mine.

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