Rescuers pull dozens from abandoned mine in South Africa
South African rescuers brought dozens of bodies and emaciated survivors to the surface of a goldmine on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT), with hundreds more believed to still be underground, many of them dead and many others too weak to come out on their own.
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
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Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescuedAs day two of the 10-to-16-day operation to rescue illegal miners trapped underground at the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein came to a close on Tuesday evening, 14 January, the ...
The recovery of the remains of illegal miners comes as mine rescue teams kick off an intense operation to retrieve zama zamas ...
Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...
To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...
A critical rescue operation at South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine is underway, attempting to save illegal miners trapped for months. Despite efforts, over 100 miners have died of starvation or ...
At least 100 men who were mining in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for ...
Some of the body bags appeared so light that they were only carried by one person. This story contains a video that some people may find distressing. The men have been underground since police ...
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