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NBC New York · 37m

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 · 16h

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 13h

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

At least 78 people have died after authorities imposed a blockade on an illegal gold mine here, part of a monthslong standoff between prospectors and a government determined to force them to surface—often by cutting off their food and water.

8h

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 ...

20hon MSN

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 ...

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A Nightmare Unfolds in an Abandoned African Gold Mine

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