"We feel that the numbers are being exaggerated. We have deployed maximum resources to this case including our intelligence operatives who are on the ground who have engaged with all stakeholders. We have managed to estimate the numbers to be between 350 and 400," Mathe said.
"We have taken a decision that no police officer, no soldier or government official will go down to an abandoned mine. There is a high risk of loss of life," she said.
"It's unclear how long the current group of miners have been underground as the groups are reported to often stay underground for months, depending on supplies of basic necessities like food and water from the outside."
"The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the entrances used to transport their supplies underground."
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