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5 miners are trapped deep underground after a mudslide at a South African diamond mine

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Five miners were trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine after a mudslide flooded a shaft they were working in, mine officials and a labor union said Thursday. The miners have been trapped since the early hours of Tuesday, according to the Congress of South African Trade Unions — an alliance of labor unions that includes the main mineworkers union. The congress said the miners were thought to be trapped around 800 meters (half a mile) underground.

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5 miners are trapped deep underground after a mudslide at a South African diamond mine

Mine officials and a labor union say five miners are trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine after a mudslide.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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