South Africa News: There is a sad news from South Africa. At least 100 workers have died in South Africa while mining illegally at a gold mine. This information was given by a group representing workers.
He said that the mine was empty. These miners were trapped deep inside the mine for several months. However, the police made great efforts to evict them. A police official said that the miners died during illegal mining.
The deceased miners were illegally digging in the gold mines which had been closed for several days. During this time, contact with the outside was cut off and they were deprived of food and water. After which these miners died of hunger. Sabelo Manguni, a spokesman for the mining-affected Communities United in Action group, told the Associated Press (AP) news agency that some of the rescued miners on Friday had two videos on their mobile phones. In them, several bodies wrapped in plastic were seen lying on the ground.
Manguni said at least 100 people had died at the mine in Northwestern province, where police first launched an operation to rescue miners in November. Manguni said it is suspected that they died of starvation or dehydration. He said that 18 dead bodies have been recovered since Friday. He said that nine bodies were recovered in a community operation on Friday.
Manguni said nine more bodies were recovered and 26 people were rescued alive in an official operation carried out by the authorities on Monday (January 13). Police spokesman Brigadier Se Bata Mokgwabon said they launched a new rescue operation on Monday. However, they are still trying to confirm how many bodies have been recovered and how many people have been evacuated alive.