insert_link South Africa In S.A, 150 Illegal Miners Trapped in Abandoned Sabie Mine To South Africa, where around 150 illegal miners are trapped inside an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga, with three reported dead and six already rescued. The situation was discovered when four suspected miners fleeing the scene alerted security personnel. Police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says the miners, reportedly forced to work under dangerous conditions, have raised concerns that those running the operation may be armed: todayDecember 5, 2024 13
Namibia Zambia urges hope as races to find trapped miners A week after dozens of miners were buried by a mudslide in Zambia, the government said Friday it was committed to rescuing all those still trapped underground. Vice President Mutale Nalumango told parliament that operations to retrieve the about 36 workers would continue indefinitely, after a survivor was pulled from the rubble earlier this week. "I urge the nation and the affected families to remain hopeful," she said. "The government […] todayDecember 8, 2023 5
insert_link Africa Zambia yet to retrieve trapped miners days later Zambian officials have been unable to locate dozens of illegal miners believed to be trapped after a mudslide at an open cast copper mine on Friday. According to the BBC, the accident in Zambia's northern Copperbelt province occurred after heavy rains. Rescue teams have been pumping water from the underground pits at the Sesili mine in Chingola but have not made contact with the miners. todayDecember 4, 2023 5
insert_link World 41 workers still trapped in India tunnel Help is still hours, if not days away for the 41 workers stuck in a tunnel for two weeks in India as rescue efforts hit multiple technical snags. Ishan Garg has the latest from New Delhi. todayNovember 27, 2023 21