Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
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 ...
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
Residents desperately waiting for news of family members gathered at the mine, some holding placards criticizing authorities ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Stilfontein update: Rescue operations underway at Buffelsfontein Mine
To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Bodies of illegal miners recovered from Buffelsfontein mine
NINE bodies were among illegal miners retrieved from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein following rescue operations ...
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Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued
As 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 ...