Rescue operations have concluded at an illegal gold mine in South Africa, revealing at least 78 fatalities. Over 200 survivors, some severely malnourished, have been rescued and arrested. Authorities faced criticism for allegedly cutting off food and water supplies, leading to starvation deaths.
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Motac: Investigation underway into travel agency for allegedly failing to fly umrah pilgrims, RM2.13m loss claims, as cops probe caseCommunity members hold a picket at the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025.
Rescuers would keep working today to make sure all bodies and survivors had been recovered, the spokesperson said. Earlier, there were fears dozens or even hundreds more men could still be trapped. Mametlwe Sebei, a trade union leader who has been trying to help the miners, said police had begun attempting to force the miners up to the surface in August by removing a pulley system used to deliver food and water supplies to them.
“We’ve never blocked any shafts. We’ve never blocked anyone from coming out,” said Athlenda Mathe, national spokesperson for the South African police, speaking at the site earlier yesterday.“By providing food, water and necessities to these illegal miners it would be the police entertaining and allowing criminality to thrive.”Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa.
“It’s a criminal activity. It’s an attack on our economy by foreign nationals in the main,” Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe said at the site on Tuesday. He has said illegal mining cost South Africa over US$3 billion last year.
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