Illegal mine blockade in South Africa

Rescuers bring out survivors and dead from South African mine

Over 500 miners remain trapped in South Africa's Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, many reportedly ill and starving, while at least 100 bodies are still in the Stilfontein mine. Rescue efforts have saved 58 survivors so far, but conditions in the deep shafts are worsening, with hunger and dehydration suspected as causes of death. A court has ordered the government to facilitate rescue operations, underscoring the gravity of the crisis.
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