Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
2 days ago · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein began to unfold in August, when ...
South African police and illegal miners standoff draws to a grisly …
23 hours ago · In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an ...
4 days ago · CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration.. Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men who were mining illegally at the ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger …
2 days ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke them out” by cutting off their food supplies.
South African miner describes horrors endured by those who …
1 day ago · Left: A mine rescue worker operates a mobile rescue winder that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Jan. 16, 2025. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee ...
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone. As part of the police operation, entry points at various disused mines were blocked, along with food ...
South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after ... - CNN
3 days ago · South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to …
2 days ago · A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein ended this week with at least 78 people killed – likely from ...
No more miners trapped at Stilfontein mine in South Africa, …
3 days ago · No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said. At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger …
2 days ago · The mine is one of the deepest in South Africa and is a maze of tunnels and levels and has several shafts leading into it. The miners were working up to 1.5 miles underground in different groups.