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At least 17 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African informal settlement near Johannesburg, emergency services said on July 6, 2023.
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At least 17 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African informal settlement near Johannesburg, emergency services said on July 6, 2023.
A gas leak connected to illegal gold mining in outside Johannesburg in South Africa has claimed at least 17 lives in an informal community constructed around the industry.