Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine ...
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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, ...
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 ...
South African police lower cage into mine to check if anyone left after 78 died
South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...
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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Tragedy at Stilfontein: A Deadly Siege in South Africa's Gold Mines
In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...
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South Africa accused of ‘horrific’ crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
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Inside South Africa's Illegal Gold Mine Siege: A Deadly Showdown
A deadly siege on an illegal gold mine near Stilfontein, South Africa, has resulted in at least 78 miner deaths, with ...
South African rescuers pull survivors and dead bodies from illegal gold mine
At least 100 illegal miners have died and more than 400 remain trapped underground after a months-long standoff with police, ...
South Africa starts rescuing illegal gold miners trapped for months
An operation to rescue illegal gold miners who are stranded in deep underground shafts in South Africa’s North West province got under way on Monday, ending a months-long standoff over their fate.