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Families Gather at South African Mine Shaft Where Hundreds Are Feared Underground
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the hope of their loved ones emerging from the hole in the ground.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.
Body removed from S.Africa mine in illegal mining standoff
South African police and ambulances were at the site Thursday of an old gold mine shaft where around 4,000 illegal miners were claimed to be underground, facing arrest if they surface. Thousands of illegal miners,
Desperate Vigil at South African Mine: Families Wait for Illegal Miners
Family members wait outside a disused South African mine shaft, hoping for the safe return of illegal miners trapped underground amid a standoff with police. Many miners have emerged recently due to police crackdowns,
Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared stuck underground
Desperate relatives of possibly hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft in South Africa waited outside the site on Friday in the hope that their loved ones would emerge safely.
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused mine in South Africa
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after authorities cut off their supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry, CNN’s Victoria Rubadiri reports.
VOA60 World - South Africa's government won't help illegal miners inside closed mine
The government says it will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal mining. Hundreds of miners lacking food, water and other necessities may be inside a mine in North West province.
South Africa’s government says it won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining.
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