Hundreds of miners trapped in South African gold mine are 'eating legs, arms, and ribs' to survive. Here's what happened
Illegal miners in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine have resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off ...
Trapped Illegal Miners in South Africa Eating 'Parts of Legs, Arms, And Ribs' to Survive: Report
At least 78 were dead when 324 miners were taken out of the shaft following months of ordeal as stand-ff between miners the ...
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The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
Late last year, a specialized camera was lowered into an almost 1.6-mile-deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of ...
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Death of Miners in South Africa a Government Failure
Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...
Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
The two survivors speak quietly as they recount how emaciated miners broke the ultimate taboo to avoid dying of hunger.
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Illegal gold miners resorted to CANNIBALISM gorging on legs, arms & ribs while sealed underground during police siege
The illegal gold miners had been trapped in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, 150km from Johannesburg. Survivors have spoken out about their desperate efforts to stay alive as they grew ...
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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics
The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold ...
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Trapped miners 'resorted to CANNIBALISM to survive': Survivors of South African horror describe how men 'cut parts of legs, arms and ribs for sustenance'
Some 324 people were pulled out of the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine around 150 kilometres from Johannesburg last week, ending a months-long standoff between the illegal miners and the police.
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe The Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, the scene of the ...
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Illegal gold miners resorted to CANNIBALISM gorging on legs, arms & ribs while sealed underground during police siege
The illegal gold miners had been trapped in the abandoned Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, 150km from Johannesburg. Hundreds of men were trapped nearly a mile underground for nine months during a ...
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Trapped miners ‘resort to cannibalism’ after police block their food and water
A miner is carried on a stretcher after being ... In August, police began blocking food and water from entering the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine near Stilfontein in the North West province of ...
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Why Did 87 Miners Die Trapped Underground in South Africa as Police Tried to Force Their Surrender?
Why Did 87 Miners Die Trapped Underground in South Africa as Police Tried to Force Their Surrender? CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry ...