South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 …
2 days ago · STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for months in one of the country’s deepest mines while working illegally.. At least 78 miners were confirmed dead, police said, and 246 survivors ...
A South African horror story: illegal mining stand-off draws to an …
9 hours ago · In South Africa a months long stand-off between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation. ... during the rescue ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in …
1 day ago · Illegal mining cost South Africa over US$3 billion (S$4.1 billion) last year, according to the mining minister. Typically, undocumented miners move into mines abandoned by commercial miners and ...
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger …
1 day ago · The mine is one of the deepest in South Africa and is a maze of tunnels and levels and has several shafts leading into it. The miners were working up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) underground in ...
‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to …
1 day ago · A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa [Themba Hadebe/AP] By Shola Lawal Published On 16 Jan 2025 16 ...
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 …
1 day ago · Forensic service workers carry bodies in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
No more miners trapped at Stilfontein mine in South Africa, rescue ...
2 days ago · No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said. At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have ...
South African police suddenly announce end: Mine rescue …
2 days ago · Miners are escorted by police officers after being rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine for months, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe ...
South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a ...
South Africa's Stilfontein mine: The blockaded shaft where …
11 hours ago · "The rescue services gave us bags and told us to put the bodies in them and bring them up in the cage which we did with the help of some of the miners." The rescue operation was initially meant to ...