Dozens of bodies retrieved from South Africa mine after months-long police standoff
First responders pulled dozens of bodies and hundreds of emaciated survivors from an abandoned gold mine this week, bringing ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, ...
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 ...
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
At least 100 people reportedly dead in illegal South African gold mine as rescues continue
Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their ...