Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine

The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force the miners out by cutting off food and water from the surface.

Jan 15, 2025 - 08:20
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine
A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa on Tuesday.

The mine has been the scene of a tense standoff between police and miners since authorities launched an operation to force the miners out by cutting off food and water from the surface.

(Image credit: Themba Hadebe)