Zimbabwe: Homes, Land Destroyed As Desperate Zimbabweans Turn to Illegal Gold Mining

Filabusi, Zimbabwe — With Zimbabwe going through its worst economic crisis in a decade, desperate citizens are turning to illegal gold mining to make a living, officials say, sparking violence and driving people from their land

Under the blazing sun, a group of men use picks and shovels to dig up a bushy patch of land outside Zimbabwe's second-largest city, stopping every few seconds to scan the soil for signs of gold.

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