Farms under threat after Jagersfontein mining disaster

Soon after the collapse, water from the dam contaminated with arsenic ended up in the Riet River, which is one of the tributaries of the Kalkfontein Dam. Three people reportedly succumbed to the floodwater. According to Dr Jack Armour, Free State Agriculture’s operational manager, the entire town, as well as two adjacent farms, had been inundated by…...