South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an ...
78 Dead At Abandoned South Africa Gold Mine That Was Scene Of Standoff. Toll Expected To Rise
Hundreds are still believed to be trapped on Wednesday and the death toll is expected to rise in a disaster that has focused ...
Death Toll At Illegal S.African Mine Reaches 78
Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police try to ...
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South African Rescuers Bring To Surface Illegal Miners, Bodies
Rescuers have brought to the surface more than 100 illegal miners who have been trapped underground for months at Stilfontein ...
Death toll in South Africa abandoned gold mine disaster climbs to 60, rescue ops continue
Ninety-two illegal miners were rescued during the two-day rescue operation, with all expected to face charges related to ...
36 Killed During Illegal Mining Operation In South Africa, 82 Rescued Then Arrested
A total of 118 illegal miners, including 36 dead, have been extracted from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. The ...
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Rescue teams uncover 36 corpses, 82 survivors from illegal South Africa mine
South African authorities have recovered 36 corpses and rescued 82 survivors from a gold mine during a two-day operation, aimed at addressing illegal mining activities.
Ministers’ mixed messages over Stilfontein tragedy
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has contradicted Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni's previous statement that the ...
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 ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of standoff
Hundreds are still believed to be trapped on Wednesday and the death toll is expected to rise in a disaster that has focused ...
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At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold ...