South Africa, gold mine

Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.
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 a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.
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
Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
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.
Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine
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, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration.
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
Hundreds are still trapped at the Stilfontein gold mine, a rights group said. Authorities tried to flush out the miners by depriving them of food and water.
Efforts to rescue trapped miners in South Africa intensify
Rescue teams in South Africa have stepped up efforts to pull out survivors and the corpses of illegal miners trapped underground for about two months, following one of the most extraordinary tragedies to hit the industry.
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it's pulling out bodies
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.
78 Bodies Pulled From South Africa Gold Mine, With Hundreds More Believed Trapped
Food and other supplies were cut off to those inside the mine by local authorities who want the miners to surrender to police because they were mining illegally.
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 teams have said. At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out since Monday after a court ordered the government to facilitate rescue operations at the mine,
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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.