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,
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Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87.
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South African Police Lower Cage Into Mine to Check if Anyone Left After 78 Died
South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there after a months-long siege by authorities in which at least 78 miners died.
Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87
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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. Alice Rizzo reports. Could AI-assisted program help badminton players with training?
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies.
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More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.