Watch dwell: Thousands of unlawful miners trapped in disused South African mine as govt refuse to assist

Live from Stilfontein, the place over 4,000 unlawful miners are trapped underground in a disused mine.

Rescue operations are being carried out by locals, as South Africa’s authorities says it is not going to assist, as a part of an official coverage in opposition to unlawful mining.

The miners are believed to be affected by an absence of meals, water and different fundamental requirements after police closed off the entrances used to move their provides underground.

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for extra movies: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTook: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For extra content material go to http://news.sky.com and obtain our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is offered free of charge right here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

Sky News movies are actually out there in Spanish right here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog

To enquire about licensing Sky News content material, you’ll find extra data right here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales