South African rescue operation brings illegal miners, bodies, to surface

Johannesburg —  Rescue operations were underway at a gold mine in South Africa’s North West province where hundreds of illegal miners have been underground for months. More than 50 bodies were brought to the surface at the mine, police confirmed on Tuesday, as operations to rescue those still trapped underground continued. More than 100 people were brought up alive. The illegal miners, known in South Africa as “zama zamas,” or “those who take a chance,” have been down the unused mine shaft for more than two months, after police launched an operation to crack down on the illegal activity. At

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