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78 Bodies Pulled From South Africa Gold Mine

Hosted on MSN · 6h

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 mine.

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

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 depriving them of food and water.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months

South African police end mine rescue operation

The Boston Globe · 1h

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 out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies.

Associated Press · 50m

South African authorities say 78 people dead in illegal gold mine after police operation reaches end

Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for months in one of the country’s deepest mines while working illegally.

Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166

South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.

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South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from ...

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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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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 ...

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