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 ...
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and ...
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Trapped in Despair: The Illegal Mine Dilemma at Buffelsfontein
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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Deadly Shadows Underground: The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine Crisis
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 ...
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100 Illegal Miners Dead, 500 Trapped In South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Mine
At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in an abandoned gold mine in North West province, South Africa. The group ...
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Bodies of illegal miners recovered from Buffelsfontein mine
(Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) NINE bodies were among illegal miners retrieved from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein ... Service launched a raid aimed at ridding the North ...
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Over 100 illegal mine workers rescued from Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, more than 78 confirmed dead
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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic ...
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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 ... sealed off shafts at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein ...
Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months —Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission
The volunteers risked their lives to venture thousands of feet underground and retrieve their neighbors. What they found was ...
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High court orders immediate rescue of trapped Stilfontein miners
ordering the immediate commencement of rescue operations for the miners trapped in Shafts 10 and 11 of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. The ruling follows an urgent ...