South African Police Lower Cage Into Mine

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.
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out.
South African Police Lower Cage Into Mine to Check if Anyone Left After 78 Died
South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there after a months-long siege by authorities in which at least 78 miners died.
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.
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
A group representing informal miners in South Africa says at least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out.
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke them out" by cutting off their food supplies.
Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
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