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NBC New York · 11m

Death toll climbs to 87 as standoff between police, miners ends in South Africa

Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.

The Associated Press on MSN · 15h

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 mine.

Wall Street Journal · 14h

Dozens of Dead Pulled From Illegal South African Gold Mine After Standoff With Authorities

The prospectors were trapped underground for months as police, on orders from South Africa’s government, attempted to starve them out.

38mon MSN

South African: Rescue efforts end at abandoned mine shaft

Authorities said that at least 78 bodies were recovered from the Stilfontein mine. A trade union federation has accused the ...

2d

A Nightmare Unfolds in an Abandoned African Gold Mine

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