Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
Trapped Illegal Miners in South Africa Eating 'Parts of Legs, Arms, And Ribs' to Survive: Report
At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
Special rescue camera discovers hundreds of illegal miners trapped down 1.6 mile mineshaft since November
Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 ...
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
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Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
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 ...
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Death toll climbs to 87 as standoff between police, miners ends in South Africa
South African authorities have been fiercely criticized for cutting off food and supplies to the miners in the Buffelsfontein ...
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Death toll in South Africa abandoned gold mine disaster climbs to 60, rescue ops continue
According to a statement from the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Tuesday night, 106 illegal miners were arrested for illegal mining at the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North ...
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Why Hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in abandoned South African mine
Cape Town: South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months ...