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South Africa: 118 Rescued, 36 Dead

Reuters on MSN · 24m

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 ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there after a months-long siege by authorities in which at least 78 miners died.

The Washington Post · 19h

South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

South African police have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where hundreds of illegal miners were trapped for months and say they believe they have rescued all the survivors and retri

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

South African Police: 118 Illegal Miners Extracted From Stilfontein Mine, 36 of Those Dead

One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

South Africa, gold mine

CNN on MSN · 17h

South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground

The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.

Hosted on MSN · 18h

South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it's pulling out bodies

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over two months during a standoff with authorities who demanded they surrender to police because they were mining illegally.

BBC on MSN · 13h

No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say

Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped underground for about two months, following one of the most extraordinary tragedies to hit the industry.

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South African rand stable after U.S. inflation report

South Africa's rand was little changed on Thursday, a day after a key U.S. inflation report boosted hopes of a less ...

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South African authorities say 78 people dead in illegal gold mine after police operation reaches end

Police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the ...

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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 ...

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Investors Go All In On Ramaphosa Pledge to Rebuild South Africa

The president wants to invest $88 billion in infrastructure by 2030 — a plan that helped make construction the country’s most ...

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Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa

The authorities had at one point limited the miners’ access to food, water and other supplies in a blockade that drew ...

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Cricket-South Africa fast bowler Nortje ruled out of Champions Trophy

South Africa’s Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a back injury, the latest in a long line of ...

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