More than 240 survivors have been brought to the surface, many severely emaciated after being trapped since November.
Police say the death toll in a standoff with miners trapped while working illegally at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa ...
The Buffelsfontein gold mine in South Africa has become a grim site with dozens of illegal miners dead and more trapped ...
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers sent a cage-like structure down ... Police said that at least 24 bodies and 37 ...
South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have ...
Residents desperately waiting for news of family members gathered at the mine, some holding placards criticizing authorities ...
To date, more than 1500 individuals involved in illegal mining have surfaced and been apprehended at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...