Wankie

British

/ ˈwɑːŋkɪ /

noun

the former name (until 1982) of Hwange

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No coal from Wankie meant crisis for all Rhodesia.

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The final death toll is expected to exceed 430, making Wankie the fifth worst coalmining disaster in history.

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