(MENAFN) Rescue teams have recovered 24 bodies and eight survivors Saturday from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe where officials suspect dozens other illegal miners are still stranded.
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation confirmed: "Eight of the trapped minors have been rescued ... while 24 bodies have been retrieved to date as rescue efforts continue at Battlefields Mine."
The two isolated mines are located close to the town of Kadoma, 145 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of the capital Harare.
The survivors reportedly received medical care on the scene before being shifted to the hospital, however were in a stable state.
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