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Families keep fingers crossed as four gold miners still trapped

Families and friends camp at Abimbo goldmine in Bondo Siaya county as the search for those still trapped enters day four. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

For more than four days, they have camped at the mining site, watching the rescue team lift the loose soil using spades and buckets. Once every 10 minutes, the rescuers channel oxygen to the victims via a pipe they usually use to communicate.

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