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Desperate Madagascar miners spend months digging dangerous illegal shafts, hunting for gems to feed their families.
Five months of mining could yield only $500 worth of gems to feed families of 16 or more while forests are chopped down to make way for the treasure hunters.
Sky’s Special Correspondent Alex Crawford visited the mining camps and families who depend on them.
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