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Acting President Constantino Chiwenga has praised the rescue team which saved 15 artisanal miners who were trapped in a collapsed shaft at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland Province for three days.
The government deployed satellite technology to detect the exact location of the miners and a hole was drilled and they were all rescued.
Initially, the rescue mission was halted due to the instability of the ground.
Chiwenga hailed the effectiveness of the team that was deployed by the government to save the miners.
“On behalf of His Excellency the President who is on a month- long annual break, Government and on my behalf, I deeply applaud the multi-agency teams from both Government and the private sector for a successful rescue operation which saved 15 trapped miners at the Metallon Gold-owned Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland Province."
“Remarkable team-spirit and prompt response and mobilisation of resources by all concerned, including the mining sector, saved the fifteen distressed souls, giving our nation nothing short of a miracle without any parallel in the world.
"The situation was dire. Massive tremors collapsed the mine, creating deep cracks around the mine, thus making all rescue efforts hazardous and painstakingly slow. It became a race against time,” said Chiwenga.
Pictures shared online reveal the emotional moment when the miners looked seemingly shaken but alive, emerging from the depths to a jubilant crowd.
Chiwenga said, while on leave, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the Mines Ministry to fully investigate the incident.
“Government keenly follows the miners as they currently receive medical attention, including counselling services.
“Going forward, His excellency the president, Dr ED Mnangagwa who keenly followed the rescue efforts throughout, has directed the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development to thoroughly and fully investigate this disaster.
“So, the government can draw necessary lessons and adopt appropriate measures to improve safety in the whole mining sector, regardless of ownership and nature of mining activity,” added Chiwenga.
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