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🇿🇼 The Cost of Negligence InZimbabwea group of seven miners went to an underground gold mine for another shift and never returned - because of flooding, or, more honestly, because of negligence. 🔸 The mine is located in the Silabela region where people depend on small pits and narrow tunnels for income. 🔸For several days it was believed that the lives could be saved. The men got trapped on Wednesday, and rescue efforts continued until the bodies were recovered on Friday. ⏩ There were all possibilities to prevent this 🔸It is the rainy season and authorities have recently urged miners to minimize operations, as makeshift shafts are particularly vulnerable to flooding. 🔸Such incidents happen too often in Zimbabwe: the last time miners were blocked underground was in September, and in 2024 there were at least two deadly accidents that received media coverage. Human rights activists claim more than a hundred miners have fallen prey to mine collapses over the recent years. This should never be the norm. Governments have a responsibility to enforce safety rules, and more importantly, to eradicate poverty, which pushes people into dangerous mines. Devils Below