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Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

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 mine.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 23m

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

At least 78 people have died after authorities imposed a blockade on an illegal gold mine here, part of a monthslong standoff between prospectors and a government determined to force them to surface—often by cutting off their food and water.

South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine

A total of 78 bodies and 166 survivors - some of them emaciated and disorientated - have been hauled out so far in a court-ordered rescue operation, with hundreds more men still stuck 2 km (1.5 miles) below the surface in a gold mine at Stilfontein,

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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 ...

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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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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

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