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60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa

Reuters on MSN · 31m

Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege

By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege,

CNN on MSN · 20h

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 · 15h

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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Interpol cracks down on illegal mining in West Africa as police make 200 arrests

Interpol says a major operation targeting illegal gold mining in West Africa has resulted in 200 arrests and the seizure of ...

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

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

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Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from a South African mine as hundreds remain deep underground

Authorities launched an operation in November to force the illegally operating miners out by cutting off food and water from ...

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