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South Africa: 118 Rescued, 36 Dead

Associated Press · 28m

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 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.

The Boston Globe · 40m

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

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.

BBC on MSN · 6h

Efforts to rescue trapped miners in South Africa intensify

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 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 ...

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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 ...

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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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