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Rescue camera gave officials a view of hundreds of miners in South Africa trapped in shaft

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78% Informative

A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered into an almost 2.6-kilometer deep mineshaft in South Africa .

The camera reached 1,280 meters ( 4,200 feet ) underground and gave rescuers their first visuals.

Rescuers brought the camera back to the surface and then sent it back underground with a notepad, pen and a letter.

It would be the first time a specially designed cage that can be lowered as deep as 3,100 meters ( 10,170 feet ) fitted with specialized cameras and a communications system.

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78

Informative language

75

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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1

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