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THREE DEAD; UP TO FIFTEEN MISSING IN ZIMBABWE DIAMOND MINING ACCIDENT

Three illegal diamond miners were found dead and some fifteen more are feared to have been killed in an incident in the Chiadzwa diamond fields of Zimbabwe, according to a report by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.

According to the news bulletin, the diamond miners were crushed to death by falling rocks, and police are searching for further victims. Local media is reporting that the accident happened at the concession belonging to Diamond Mining Corporation (DMC), which was recently evicted following an announcement by the Zimbabwean government that mining firms in the area had to cease their activities immediately. Illegal panners and looters invaded the DMC concession and other diamond mining areas following the government announcement, according to local reports.

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