Johannesburg, Jan 15, 2025 (AFP) - 60 dead at illegal S.African mine: police

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2025-01-15

Sixty bodies have been removed from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, months into a campaign to try to clear out illegal miners, police said Wednesday. Authorities began trying to remove the bodies and bring up survivors on Monday, after residents voiced fears that over 100 people may have died in the mine in Stilfontein, about 140 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg. "On day two of operations, a total of 106 alive illegal miners......

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