Up to 4,000 illegal miners are estimated to be underground in an abandoned mine while South African authorities try to clear them out and arrest them.
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00:00The South African government says it will not help an estimated 4,000 illegal miners
00:06inside a closed mine in the country's northwest province.
00:10The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are being denied access to basic necessities
00:15such as food and water, after police closed off the entrances used to transport their
00:19supplies underground.
00:21In the past few weeks, over 1,000 miners have surfaced at various mines in northwest province,
00:27with many reported to be weak, hungry and sickly after going for weeks without basic
00:31supplies.