Klerksdorp – Over half of the bodies of illegal miners found at a mine shaft in Orkney in the North West have been identified as Lesotho nationals.
Families have arrived to identify the remains of their loved ones at a government mortuary in Krugersdorp.
According to police, the body count is now at 21.
Burnt and decomposing bodies of the illegal miners were found outside a disused mine shaft last week.
It’s believed that the illegal miners may have been killed by a gas explosion at an abandoned shaft.
The Lesotho government has confirmed that over 10 of the bodies discovered are Lesotho nationals.
“The number has actually increased now because a lot of people have arrived,” said Lesotho General Council, Selimo Thabane.
