The miner described the months spent underground where he experienced extreme hunger and saw many of his fellow diggers dying from starvation and illnesses.
A miner shows bruises on his hands that he got while climbing out of the mine, during an interview with The Associated Press, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Jan. 15, 2025.
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