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 ...
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue ...
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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 ...
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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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The Underground Siege: A Tragic Tale from South Africa's Abandoned Mines
South African police concluded a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine, recovering 78 bodies and rescuing over 240 ...
Rescuers and volunteers pull more bodies of dead workers from abandoned gold mine in South Africa
Rescuers continued retrieving bodies Wednesday from an abandoned South African gold mine with hundreds more still believed to ...
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Illegal workers stuck in South African mine should be handled ‘with dignity,’ bishop says
The fact that the big companies fail to rehabilitate the mines adds to the challenge of mining in South Africa, the bishop said. As a way forward, Sipuka urged relevant authorities in South Africa ...
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Destitute South Africans and migrants risk their lives in illegal mines—and are exploited by criminal gangs
The migrant laborers believe they are coming to South Africa to perform casual labor but are delivered into the mines where they work under “the most subhuman employment conditions,” Father ...
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Hundreds of illegal miners in South Africa to spend Christmas underground in old gold mine
Johannesburg, South Africa - Hundreds of illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, in South Africa’s North West province, will spend Christmas day underground. The government ...