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60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa

South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege

By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo 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,

CNN on MSN · 23h

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped

Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by depriving them of food and water.

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The Associated Press on MSN · 7h

Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday as they wound down a rescue operation that has pulled more than 240 survivors out from deep underground.

Barron's · 1d

Death Toll Hits 36 As S.Africa Clears Illegal Gold Mine: Police

Thirty-six bodies have been lifted out of an abandoned South African gold mine over two days, police said Tuesday, with fears that dozens of people are still underground despite a months-long effort to force them to leave the shaft.

AFP on MSN · 1d

Death toll at illegal S.African mine reaches 78

Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police try to clear out illegal miners who have been underground for months. - Gold, explosives confiscated - Illegal miners had taken over the shaft that was once part of South Africa's vast mining industry.

Al Jazeera on MSN52m

‘Massacre’: Did South Africa starve dozens of trapped miners to death?

Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal miners, resulting in close to 80 deaths.

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Tragedy at Stilfontein: The Aftermath of a Government Crackdown on Illegal Mining

In South Africa, a government crackdown on an illegal gold mine led to a state siege, causing 78 deaths. Volunteers ...

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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 ...

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S.Africa Rescuers Say Clearance Of Clandestine Miners Now Over

Rescuers racing to clear a disused South African gold shaft of illegal miners said on Thursday a final sweep appeared to show nobody was left underground, after 78 bodies and more than 200 miners were ...

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Tragedy at Stilfontein: A Deadly Siege in South Africa's Gold Mines

In a police crackdown at an illegal gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, 78 people died and hundreds were rescued. The ...

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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground ...

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Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre - Vavi

“This tragedy is eerily reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, where 34 miners were killed by live ammunition in a ...

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Stilfontein must not be another Marikana, President Ramaphosa

cost South Africa R70-billion a year in lost investments and assets, is also forgetting that history. Read more: The ...

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