South African police cut off supplies to illegal miners in a bid to 'smoke them out'

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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.

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