Bodies of all five Ekapa Minerals mineworkers retrieved

Mine rescue teams at Ekapa Minerals mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, have retrieved all five bodies of the mineworkers who were trapped underground during a mud rush incident, on the 17th of February.

WATCH | Rescue teams at Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley have recovered the bodies of all five miners who were trapped underground following a mud rush last month. pic.twitter.com/45Qxu3Khxp
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The first body was retrieved, last week Monday. The other two were brought to the surface, on Sunday morning. The last bodies were taken out in the early hours of Monday morning.

WATCH | The bodies of two more mineworkers, trapped underground at the Ekapa Minerals mine in Kimberley following a mud rush underground, have been recovered. pic.twitter.com/IXygknIV66
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Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe will be back at the Ekapa Minerals mine this morning for the third time since the incident.
The diamond mine which employed over 1000 miners has applied for liquidation, leaving the miners jobless and unpaid salaries.
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