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Erupting underground coal seam fires have maimed a number of residents and caused infrastructure damage around the town. Photo courtesy Hwange Colliery Company Limited
COAL MINING DEATHS ZIMBABWE

Fires, sinkholes and toxic water: The legacy of coal-mining in Zimbabwe

Oscar Nkala travels to Hwange in north-western Zimbabwe to expose the environmental and health hazards caused by more than a century of coal mining

  • Oscar Nkala
9 min read