South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought ...
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by ...
78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Efforts to rescue trapped miners in South Africa intensify
Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities
The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve ...
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine
A total of 78 bodies and 166 survivors - some of them emaciated and disorientated - have been hauled out so far in a ...
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Tragedy Unfolds: Inside South Africa's Illegal Gold Mine Disaster
A rescue operation is underway at an abandoned South African gold mine where illegal miners were trapped. Initially, over 78 ...
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Around 100 miners die in illegal South African gold mine
South African authorities sought to end illegal gold mining in a derelict gold mine in Stilfontein. Their strategy was to cut off the supplies that were being sent down to the miners to keep them ...