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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88507, member: 27"]
Desperate villagers scrape by picking up spilled coal on a wrecked Zimbabwe highway.

Roadside coal scavenging turns survival hustle
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[*]Villagers near Gwayi and Chimwale along Bulawayo–Victoria Falls highway collect fallen coal daily.
[*]Women dominate the work hauling sacks while dodging speeding coal trucks from Hwange.
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Potholes create constant spills
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[*]Massive craters on the route make loads shift and dump coal chunks everywhere.
[*]People target known bad spots to grab bigger hauls before competitors show up.
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Grueling routine drains bodies
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[*]Filling a 50kg sack takes four to six hours of nonstop bending and lifting.
[*]Older women especially feel the brutal physical strain from hours bent over.
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Minimal earnings keep families afloat
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[*]Manyoni says full-day effort buys at least mealie-meal for her household.
[*]Zenzo Nyathi admits half sacks still help despite total exhaustion.
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Organized yet risky operation
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[*]Groups wake early claiming prime spill zones turning it into daily routine.
[*]Anonymous pickers fear arrest while staying close to thundering traffic.
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Truckers see losses and hazards
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[*]Driver Mhofu complains bad roads cost them coal and hurt business.
[*]He stresses huge danger from people walking inches from moving trucks.
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