31 suspected illegal miners die at Free State mine
Eight illegal miners died after heavy rains
At least 31 suspected illegal miners have died at a mine in Welkom, in the Free State.
According to the Mineral Resources department, the group died last month, in a ventilation shaft that was last operational in the 1990s.
The department was alerted by Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the deaths of the suspected illegal miners.
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