Mudslide traps five miners in Kimberley

JOHANNESBURG - A mudslide has trapped five workers over 800m underground at the Ekapa diamond mine in Kimberley.

A search and rescue operation is underway to locate and extract the workers.

The National Union of Mineworkers is calling on the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Department to launch a full investigation into the cause of the disaster.

The condition of the trapped mineworkers is unknown.

The union wants a transparent process to determine whether safety protocols were followed and how similar incidents can be prevented.