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In South Africa, at least 78 illegal miners have been pulled out dead from a mine in Stilfontein, with hundreds more still trapped. Police blocked food and water supplies since August, leading to a court-ordered rescue operation that began on Monday. Critics call it a horrific state crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living. The survivors, mostly undocumented workers from neighboring countries, were immediately arrested and charged with criminal offenses.

Courtesy: theprint.in