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78 Bodies Pulled From South Africa Gold Mine

Reuters on MSN · 2h

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

By Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months,

CNN on MSN · 2h

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 · 7h

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.

100 people reportedly dead in South African mine

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine

Hosted on MSN · 1d

South African police: 118 illegal miners extracted from Stilfontein mine, 36 of those dead

One hundred and eighteen illegal miners have been extracted from the Stilfontein mine in South Africa on Monday and Tuesday as part of a rescue operation, of which 36 were certified as dead, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

100 people reportedly dead in South African mine as rescues continue

Arguing that the miners had entered the mine without permission, authorities reportedly cracked down by cutting off their access to food and water.

Siege at Stilfontein: The Human Cost of South Africa's Crackdown on Illegal Mining

The South African government faces criticism over the deaths of at least 60 unlicenced miners trapped during a police siege ...

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78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise

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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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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Vavi-Stilfontein deaths a reminder of Marikana massacre

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

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