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The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.

STILFONTEIN, South Africa, - South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there ...

In South Africa, a months-long standoff between police and illegal gold miners has resulted in over 100 deaths. This surge in illegal gold mining has highlighted the growing dangers of the industry.

she said at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold ... mine showed bodies piled on top of each other, some in pools of blood.The miners’ ordeal has highlighted the desperation many face in Africa ...

Forensic service workers carry bodies in blue body bags during a rescue operation to rescue miners from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, Wednesday, Jan. 15 ...