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.
Illegal gold miners resorted to CANNIBALISM gorging on legs, arms & ribs while sealed underground during police siege
SURVIVORS who were trapped in one of the deepest gold mines in South Africa have spoken out about turning to cannibalism to ...
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Mine Standoff That Saw Hundreds Trapped Ends With 87 Declared Dead
More than 240 survivors have been rescued at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, Stilfontein, since operations began. Many of the miners, labeled "Zama zamas—"hustlers" in the Zulu language—for their ...
The Washington Post12d
60 bodies pulled from illegal mine in South Africa; many more trapped
South African authorities began their operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein ... In a resource-rich country ...
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Political games delay rescue of miners at Buffelsfontein goldmine
who are trapped underground at Buffelsfontein goldmine in Stilfontein, North West. The organisation said there were concerns that police were working on hand with the media to interview miners ...
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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 Buffelsfontein mine, after security officials cut off food, water ...
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Bodies of illegal miners recovered from Buffelsfontein mine
(Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) NINE bodies were among illegal miners retrieved from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein following rescue operations which started on Monday.
The Independent13d
Hundreds dead in South African gold mine as urgent rescue mission launched
A group representing the miners said that at least 18 bodies and 26 survivors have been brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine since Friday, but more than 500 miners are still believed to be ...