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Rescue Efforts Continue for Trapped Miners in Zambia

Hopes rise as voices heard from tunnel, but heavy rain complicates rescue operations.

  • Over 30 miners have been trapped in a Zambian mine for days following landslides caused by heavy rain.
  • Rescue teams have reported hearing voices from one of the tunnels, raising hopes of finding survivors.
  • At least 36 miners were reportedly buried in three separate tunnels while digging for copper ore illegally.
  • Rescue efforts are being hampered by more rain, with one of the three sites completely waterlogged.
  • The Zambian government has confirmed seven fatalities but no bodies have been retrieved yet.
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