More than 240 foreign nationals rescued at Stilfontein as death toll sits on 78
National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said from the illegal miners, 128 were are from Mozambique, 80 are Zimbabweans, and five South Africans.
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
South African rescuers have so far pulled 78 bodies and rescued 166 people from the Stilfontein gold mine over three days of operations, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.
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 mine
Body Count From South African Mine Rescue Operation Rises to 60
Rescued miners are seen as they are processed by police after being rescued at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months,
Body count from South African mine siege rises to 60
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine over two days, police said late on Tuesday. Police began laying siege to the mine in August and cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to force the miners to the surface so they could be arrested as part of a crackdown on illegal mining.
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At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
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Stilfontein illicit gold trade: Police probing how the mineral changes hands from mine to market
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Survivors, corpses pulled from Stilfontein mine in ongoing operation
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The ‘surrender or starve’ saga in Stilfontein is a chronicle of deaths foretold
Starvation’ was the terminology used by the police – it was the goal, and the ghastly results are now emerging from the depths.