South Africa: 118 Rescued, 36 Dead

South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege
By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege,
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released.
South Africa mine rescue ends with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
At least 78 miners were confirmed dead, police said, and 246 survivors had been rescued. The victims were suspected to have died of starvation or dehydration, civic groups said, a
South Africa: 87 Dead In Abandoned Gold Mine After Months-Long Rescue Ops; Outrage Over Police Handling
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.
Rescuers seek last bodies in South Africa mine where 78 died in police siege
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, in what a labour union called a state-sponsored massacre.
Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead
The South African government has launched a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in the country’s North West province, where at least 109 men have died, a group representing the miners said, after local authorities cut off vital supplies in a dramatic bid to crack down on the country’s illegal mining trade.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and starving in abandoned South Africa mine
South African authorities have ome under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months
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 the surface for a time. Hundreds are thought to remain underground.
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.
'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
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 ...
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue ...
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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 ...
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South Africa accused of ‘horrific’ crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from illegal mine
At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water ...
Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.