By Nellie Peyton and Xolani Nhlapo STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers ended their attempts on ...
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African rescuers have pulled at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine over two days, ...
As the cage reached a depth of 1,280 meters, Charles and Mkwayi were confronted with scenes that may haunt them forever.
Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.
Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead “smoke ...
At least 78 miners were confirmed dead, police said, and 246 survivors had been rescued. The victims were suspected to have ...
Investigators determined that the incident at the Colorado tourist mine was "not attributed to current mine practices or equipment malfunctions." ...
More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.