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South Africa, gold mine

Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?

South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.

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100 Illegal Miners Dead, 500 Trapped In South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Mine

At least 100 illegal miners have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped underground for months in an abandoned gold mine in North

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Tragedy in South Africa: The Illicit Miners' Crisis

The standoff between police and illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has led to at least 87 deaths. Authorities faced criticism for cutting off food supplies, leading to charges of starvation and dehydration.

15hon MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...

The Independent2d

Hundreds dead in South African gold mine as urgent rescue mission launched

A map of a gold mine in Buffelsfontein, South Africa: Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa where companies close down mines that are no longer profitable, leaving groups ...

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