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Death toll jumps to 60 at illegal South African gold mine

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15-01-2025 | 03:29

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Death toll jumps to 60 at illegal South African gold mine

The bodies of 60 illegal miners have been removed over two days from a disused gold shaft in South Africa, police said Wednesday.

"On day two of operations, a total of 106 alive illegal miners were retrieved and arrested for illegal mining. Fifty-one were certified dead," police said in a statement. Nine bodies had been removed the previous day.

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