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All 955 miners trapped in S. Africa rescued

by Beatrice Debut with Susan Njanji in Johannesburg Agence France-Presse THEUNISSEN, South Africa (AFP) – All 955 gold miners who were trapped underground for more than a day in South Africa following a power cut resurfaced unharmed on Friday, and were greeted by overjoyed relatives waiting at the site. “Everybody’s out,” mine spokesman James Wellsted told AFP, adding that there were no deaths or serious injuries reported. There were “cases of dehydration and high blood pressure but […]