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China miners: 12 trapped but still alive, note passed out of exploded gold mine reveals

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 12 workers trapped in a gold mine in China’s Shandong province are believed to be alive after a handwritten note was passed through a rescue shaft. According to the note, four workers are injured while the condition of the others was deteriorating due to lack of water and fresh air, Chinese state media Xinhua news agency reported. In December 2020, 23 workers had died due to carbon monoxide gas in a coal mine in China while in September, in another coal incident, at least 16 workers had died due to exposure to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide.

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Are hundreds of South Africa miners dead, trapped underground?

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Are hundreds of South Africa miners dead, trapped underground?

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South Africa’s Buffelsfontein Gold Mine has become the centre of a storm with civic groups saying 100 miners have died in an abandoned gold mine and that hundreds of others remain trapped deep underground, while authorities claim that the men can come out at any time but fear being arrested A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers …

Hundreds dead in South African gold mine as urgent rescue mission launched

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds dead in South African gold mine as urgent rescue mission launched

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 100 illegal miners died, 500 trapped in South African gold mine; Rescue operation underway

India TV News

In an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, at least 100 men who were mining illegally, have died. A mobile phone sent to the surface with some rescued miners on Friday had two videos on it showing dozens of bodies underground wrapped in plastic, Sabelo Mnguni, a spokesman for the Mining Affected Communities United in Action Group said. Police spokesperson …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Operation under way to rescue trapped miners from South African gold mine

Al Jazeera

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action group says at least 400 men remain trapped in the abandoned mine, where many are believed to have died. Rescuers have hoisted illegal miners and several bodies from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, where reports emerge that hundreds may be trapped and at least 100 may have already died. Mnguni said …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rescuers recover 36 bodies and 82 survivors from South African gold mine

Al Jazeera

Hundreds more survivors and dozens more bodies still underground, according to a miners rights group. South African rescuers have pulled 36 bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine in two days of operations, police say, adding that the survivors would face illegal mining and immigration charges. Hundreds more survivors and dozens more bodies are still underground, according to a …

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera

Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, with rescue efforts ongoing to save nine others. Rescue teams have spotted three bodies but have not been able to recover them yet, the local authorities in Assam’s …

3 months, 1 week ago

39 held accountable for coal mine gas explosion in Henan province

China Daily

Thirty-nine people have been held responsible for a coal and gas explosion in Pingdingshan, Henan province, that left 16 people dead and five injured, according to a report by the public WeChat account of the Ministry of Emergency Management. The accident happened on January 12 at the No 12 mine of Pingdingshan Tian'an Coal Mining Co, an affiliate of the …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine

Hindustan Times

Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said, with no serious injuries reported. Representative image: 22 miners were freed from a coal mine in Afghanistan after being trapped for hours All the miners who were trapped when the mine in Dara-i Sof Payin district …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Mine engineer detained after search for 13 trapped miners called off

Hindustan Times

The chief engineer of a mine in Russia's Far East has been detained on suspicion of violating safety regulations, investigators said Monday, after an accident two weeks ago left 13 workers presumed dead. HT Image A landslide on 18 March at the Pioneer gold mine in Russia's Amur region near the Chinese border pinned the miners more than 120 metres …

1 year, 2 months ago

Gold mine collapse in Zimbabwe leaves 11 miners trapped

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In Zimbabwe, 11 subsistence mine workers are trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Redwing Mine on Friday. In a statement, Zimbabwe’s mines ministry, said the incident occurred on Thursday morning, with initial assessments suggesting that earth tremors may have triggered the collapse. Our teams are diligently assessing ground conditions to make sure the rescue operations proceed …

1 year, 4 months ago

China: 26 killed, 38 injured after fire breaks out in coal company building

India TV News

At least 26 people were killed and 38 others injured after a fire broke out at a building of a Chinese coal mining company in the Shanxi province on Thursday morning, according to authorities. According to news agency Xinhua, the fire erupted through the second floor of the four-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. A total of …

1 year, 6 months ago

6 miners killed, 15 trapped underground in collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, state media reports

Associated Press

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Six people have died in the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, and 15 others are still trapped underground, according to state media reports. State-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation quoted deputy mines minister Polite Kambamura as saying 34 miners had been caught in Friday’s collapse. The broadcaster on Saturday said rescue operations were underway at Beyhose mine …

1 year, 7 months ago

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured

India TV News

Explosion in coal mine in northern China leaves 11 dead, several injured A total of 90 miners were in the shaft at the time of the explosion, which is still under investigation, the provincial Department of Emergency Management reported on social media. At least 11 people were killed when an explosion took place in a coal mine in northern China, …

1 year, 8 months ago

Rescuers in Indonesia try to reach 8 workers trapped in an illegal mining hole

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1 year, 9 months ago

‘Movement’ at South African mine raises possibility of survivors

Al Jazeera

Authorities say a search is yet to be launched because of dangerously high levels of methane after May explosion. “Movement” has been detected underground at a shuttered gold mine in South Africa’s Free State where at least 31 miners working illegally died in a suspected gas explosion in May, raising a slim possibility that there may be survivors, officials tell …

2 years, 1 month ago

China conducts nationwide inspections amid second mine disaster in space of a week

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2 years, 1 month ago

5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north

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2 years, 1 month ago

5 dead, 48 missing after large Chinese mine collapses on workers

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2 years, 1 month ago

At least 2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse

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2 years, 1 month ago

5 killed, dozens missing in coal mine collapse in northern China

LA Times

Five people are dead and dozens are missing after an open-pit mine collapsed in northern China, shown in this surveillance camera image aired by Chinese broadcaster CCTV. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “all-out efforts in search and rescue” and for “ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property and maintaining overall social stability.” Images of the collapse distributed by …

2 years, 1 month ago

China mine collapse: Toll rises as rescuers search for missing

Al Jazeera

At least six people have died and 47 remain unaccounted for two days after a mine collapsed in northern China. Authorities in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region have ordered inspections at all opencast mines, as the death toll from this week’s mine collapse in the region rose to six and as the search continued for 47 people who are still …

2 years, 3 months ago

China: 18 trapped in Xinjiang gold mine collapse, rescue operation underway

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Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, state media reported. Beijing: Rescuers were working Sunday to reach 18 people trapped underground after a cave-in at a gold mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, state media reported. “A rescue operation is underway to retrieve the remaining …

2 years, 7 months ago

Up to 11 Mexican Miners Trapped in Coal Mine After Collapse, Families Distraught

News 18

Mexican authorities were working on Wednesday to rescue a group of miners trapped in a coal mine in the state of Coahuila after it collapsed, Coahuila State Secretary Fernando Donato de Las Fuentes said in an interview on national television. The coal mine started operations in January and has not received any complaints, the Labor Ministry said in a statement. …

3 years, 1 month ago

Jharkhand: Many feared trapped as three abandoned coal mines collapse during illegal mining

Firstpost

Rescue operations are underway at the mines. The incidents happened during illegal mining and only the coal companies can specify the number of people trapped inside, police said Dhanbad: Many people were fear trapped as three abandoned coal mines collapsed during illegal mining in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, officials said on Tuesday. The second incident took place in Chach Victoriya of …

3 years, 4 months ago

Safety official protects miners' lives

China Daily

Zhang Zaigui inspects safety measures at a coal mine. Zhang Zaigui, who has been monitoring coal mine safety for two decades, understands that if he gives the go-ahead to a dangerous project, he may end a miner's life. Zhang works at the Shandong Provincial Bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration, looking for hidden dangers in coal mines to ensure …

3 years, 8 months ago

China tunnel flood: All 14 workers lost confirmed dead

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3 years, 8 months ago

3 bodies found in China tunnel collapse, 11 still missing

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3 years, 8 months ago

Flood traps 14 workers in tunnel under construction in China

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3 years, 9 months ago

No Sign of Trapped Miners Even After 10 Days, Meghalaya CM Says Rescue Ops Still On

News 18

The rescue operations at Krem Ule in East Jaintia Hills district’s Umpleng suffered a setback following the rise in water level, said Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday, adding that the rescue efforts are still on to save the five miners trapped deep inside an illegal coal mine. Stating that the authorities concerned are trying their best to …

3 years, 11 months ago

Rescue continues after coal mine flood in Xinjiang

China Daily

Workers set up equipment on Sunday to rescue miners trapped since Saturday in a coal mine in Hutubi county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. HAN LIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Rescue work is underway after a coal mine in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was flooded on Saturday, trapping 21 miners, local authorities said on Sunday. CCTV said the first group of rescue …

3 years, 11 months ago

Teams sent to Xinjiang to aid rescue efforts

China Daily

Rescue work is underway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 11, 2021. BEIJING - China's Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched a working group to guide and undertake rescue efforts after a coal mine was flooded on Saturday in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Rescue underway after coal mine floods in Xinjiang URUMQI - Rescue work …

4 years, 2 months ago

China miners rescued after knocking on pipe

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4 years, 2 months ago

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10

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4 years, 2 months ago

China mine rescue: 11 miners brought to surface after two weeks trapped underground

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4 years, 2 months ago

Eleven Trapped Gold Miners Rescued in China After 14 Days Underground, 10 Still Missing

News 18

Chinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners to safety on Sunday with most of them in good condition after 14 days trapped underground after an explosion, but 10 colleagues were still unaccounted for, state media reported. Over the next few hours, 10 miners from a different section of the mine, who had been getting food and medical supplies down a shaft …

4 years, 2 months ago

Nine Chinese gold miners trapped 2,000 feet underground are rescued

Daily Mail

Chinese rescuers have pulled 11 gold miners to safety, 14 days after they were trapped 2,000 feet underground by an explosion. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carry a miner who was trapped in a gold mine in Qixia City in east China's Shandong Province, Sunday Rescuers carry a miner who was trapped in a gold mine …

4 years, 2 months ago

China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground

Al Jazeera

One worker seriously injured in the initial explosion was confirmed dead after suffering head injuries and falling into a coma. Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV showed numerous ambulances parked alongside engineering vehicles at the mine in Qixia, a jurisdiction under …

4 years, 2 months ago

At least 14 more days to reach trapped Chinese miners, rescuers say

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4 years, 2 months ago

Trapped worker dies as rescuers try to save 21 in China mine

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4 years, 2 months ago

Rescuers in phone contact with workers trapped in China mine

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4 years, 2 months ago

Gold mine explosion in China traps 22 workers underground

Al Jazeera

Damaged communication signal prevented rescuers from contacting the trapped miners following the accident in eastern Shandong province. Chinese authorities have sent rescue workers to a gold mine in the country’s northeast after 22 workers were trapped underground following an explosion, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. In a social media post, the state-run Global Times newspaper cited Shandong authorities …

4 years, 3 months ago

China Coal Mine Accident Toll Climbs to 23, One Rescued

News 18

The death toll due to a carbon monoxide leak inside a coal mine in southwest China has gone up to 23, while one person has been rescued, officials said on Sunday. The dead are among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at the coal mine, where they were dismantling equipment in a pit. The Diaoshuidong …

5 years, 3 months ago

Blast at southwest China mine leaves at least 14 miners dead

Al Jazeera

Two people are still trapped underground in the latest of a series of accidents at mines in China. Fourteen miners were killed on Tuesday in a coal and gas blast at a mine in southwest China, with two people still trapped underground, authorities said. Two people were still trapped underground after the explosion at Guanglong coal mine in Guizhou province, …

5 years, 4 months ago

15 killed and 9 injured in China coal mine explosion

LA Times

A gas explosion inside a coal mine in northern China has killed 15 miners and left nine injured, authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred Monday afternoon at a mine operated by the Feng Yan Group in Shanxi province’s Pingyao County. The Shanxi provincial work safety administration said 11 miners escaped without injury and the cause of the explosion was being …

5 years, 5 months ago

Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid

Hindustan Times

Poisonous gas prevented rescuers from descending into an abandoned coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti area on Tuesday to extricate three persons trapped since Sunday afternoon amid fears that they could be dead, officials said. We are facing a lot of difficulties in the rescue operation but we are doing our best,” said Apurba Thakur, head of the rescue team of …

6 years, 1 month ago

Zimbabwe miners: 24 bodies recovered from flooded gold mine

CNN

CNN — The bodies of 24 gold miners have been recovered from a flooded mine in Zimbabwe, and rescuers have pulled out eight survivors who had been trapped underground, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported. Zimbabwe’s deputy mines minister, Polite Kambamura, on Monday said search operations would continue in the area, saying that around 70 workers are feared trapped in the …

6 years, 2 months ago

China coal mine: 21 dead after roof collapses in Lijiagou

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6 years, 3 months ago

Survivor of Meghalaya mine tragedy says ‘no way trapped miners will still be alive’ even as NDRF, navy divers gear up for rescue efforts

Firstpost

As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the 13 December accident said on Saturday that there is no way the trapped miners will come out alive. Shillong: As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills …

6 years, 5 months ago

China coal mine rescue: 18 miners remain trapped after two killed in tunnel collapse

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Chinese mining firm's catastrophic acid spill in Zambia causes environmental disaster

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The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings dam that holds acidic waste from a copper mine in the north of the country collapsed, according to investigators from the Engineering Institution of Zambia This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the path of mine waste in a river near a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe. …

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Basalt mining work resumes at West Bengal’s Deocha Pachami coal block, activists allege crackdown by administration

The Hindu

Basalt mining work at the Deocha-Pachami-Dewanganj-Harisingha coal project resumed on Thursday evening, March 6, 2025, Birbhum District Magistrate Bidhan Ray said on Friday, after a three-day hiatus over fresh protests by local villagers since Tuesday, March 4. On Tuesday, hundreds of local villagers primarily from the hamlets of Chanda, Mathura Pahari and Sagarbandi in Birbhum district’s Mohammed Bazar block had …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: Two rescued, one trapped after roof collapses in coal mine in Betul district

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Madhya Pradesh: Two rescued, one trapped after roof collapses in coal mine in Betul district Madhya Pradesh roof collapse: The accident occurred in the underground mine of WCL, a subsidiary of state-owned Coal India Limited, in the Chhatarpur area of the district, they said. Madhya Pradesh roof collapse: Two persons were pulled out, while one remained trapped after a roof …

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At least 11 dead in China ferry disaster as two vessels collide on river

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

At least 11 dead in China ferry disaster as two vessels collide on river

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Breaking News: Rescue Operations Continue as 22 Workers Remain Trapped in Mana Village | ABP NEWS

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A glacier broke in the Mana village of Chamoli, Uttarakhand, trapping 55 laborers. The rescue operation to save the remaining laborers will resume today, with Uttarakhand's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expected to visit the ground zero. Three high-altitude rescue teams have been deployed, and the state government has requested the Indian Air Force to send helicopters for evacuation. The …

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1 month ago

Eleven dead and five missing in horror boat crash in China after oil spill clean up ship and passenger vessel collide on the Yuanshui River

Daily Mail

Eleven people have died and five are missing following a collision between a passenger boat and an oil cleaning ship in a river in China. Nineteen people were thrown overboard when the oil spill cleanup boat crashed into the passenger vessel on the river near the town of Qinglang, Yuanling County on Tuesday morning. Eleven people have died following a …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Search for missing men in German mine tunnel halted; Possibly Dutch YouTubers

NL Times

German authorities halted the search for two men who illegally entered the historic Stock- und Scherenberger Erbstollen mine tunnel and disappeared without a trace. At 12:30 a.m., they were seen carrying backpacks and supplies before breaking open a metal gate leading into the tunnel, which was locked outside of visitor hours. That would put them in life-threatening danger.” Authorities have …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: 44-day search ends as bodies of five missing Indian miners found

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Bodies of All Nine Miners Trapped in Assam Coal Quarry Found

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1 month, 1 week ago

Bodies of All Nine Miners Trapped in Assam Coal Quarry Found

Deccan Chronicle

Guwahati: The decomposed bodies of three more miners, trapped in a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district have been recovered, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official said on Thursday. Nine workers were trapped inside the mine on January 6 and the body of one was recovered two days later while those of three others …

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44 days after they went missing, bodies of two workers found in Assam mine

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1 month, 1 week ago

44 days after they went missing, bodies of two workers found in Assam mine

The Hindu

Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official said. Nine workers were trapped inside the mine on January 6 and the body of one was recovered two days later while those of three others were found …

1 month, 1 week ago

Cross-border telecom fraud gang stands trial

China Daily

By CAO YIN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-02-19 23:48 Members of a telecom fraud criminal gang stand trial at Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province. XINHUA A six-day trial involving a 23-member cross-border criminal organization, which had been indicted on suspicion of 11 crimes including fraud, intentional killing and intentional injury, ended on Wednesday in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over 40 people killed in Mali mine collapse

The Hindu

Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kenieba in Mali's gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, secretary general of the national union of gold counters and refineries, told Reuters. Artisanal mining is a common activity across …

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Mali goldmine collapse leaves at least 48 miners dead

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43 dead as goldmine collapses in Mali

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Taiwan explosion: Four dead and many injured after blast at department store

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rescue teams race to Sichuan after landslide leaves 1 dead, 28 missing

China Daily

Rescuers, with the help of a sniffer dog, search for missing people in Junlian county in the city of Yibin, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Feb 9, 2025. China's emergency management and health authorities have deployed rescue teams and allocated funds to support Junlian county in Sichuan province, where a landslide struck at noon on Saturday, burying homes and leaving dozens …

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1 Dead, 28 Missing As Landslide Hits China's Sichuan Province, President Xi Orders 'All-Out' Rescue

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

1 Dead, 28 Missing As Landslide Hits China's Sichuan Province, President Xi Orders 'All-Out' Rescue

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At least one was killed and 28 people were found missing after a landslide in south-western China. The landslide that hit Jinping village in Sichuan province at 11:50 on Saturday buried 10 houses, trapping several residents. Villagers Find Large Rocks Frequently Tumbling Down Mountain The official Xinhua state news agency indicated that President Xi has emphasised the officials to put …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

28 Missing After Landslide in China; Rescue Operations Ongoing

Deccan Chronicle

Beijing: Emergency teams in China's southwestern Sichuan province battled against time Sunday to locate 28 people missing after a rain-triggered landslide killed one person and buried homes. Nearly 1,000 personnel, including armed police, firefighters and medical professionals, continued to work in the rescue operation following the landslide in the village of Jinping in Junlian county on Saturday. At a news …

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Rescuers recover 1 body and search for 28 people in a landslide in southwest China

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rescuers recover 1 body and search for 28 people in a landslide in southwest China

Associated Press

BEIJING — Emergency teams in China’s southwestern Sichuan province raced against time Sunday to locate 28 people after a landslide triggered by rains killed one person and buried homes. They said these factors transformed a landslide into a debris flow about 1.2 kilometers long, with a total volume exceeding 100,000 cubic meters. Liu also noted the surrounding slopes still pose …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Landslide leaves one dead and dozens missing in southwestern China as rescue efforts intensify

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

China landslide: Rescuers search for at least 29 people in Sichuan Province

The Hindu

Chinese rescuers searched for at least 29 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. These factors transformed a landslide into a debris flow, resulting in an accumulation of debris stretching about 1.2 kilometers in length, with a total volume exceeding 1,00,000 cubic meters. President Xi Jinping expressed …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rescuers hunt for 28 people still missing after a landslide in southwest China; one body recovered

New Indian Express

BEIJING: Emergency teams in China's southwestern Sichuan province battled against time Sunday to locate 28 people missing after a rain-triggered landslide killed one person and buried homes. Nearly 1,000 personnel, including armed police, firefighters and medical professionals, continued to work in the rescue operation following the landslide in the village of Jinping in Junlian County on Saturday. At a news …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rescuers search for at least 29 people after a landslide in southwest China

Associated Press

BEIJING — Chinese rescuers searched for at least 29 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. These factors transformed a landslide into a debris flow, resulting in an accumulation of debris stretching about 1.2 kilometers in length, with a total volume exceeding 100,000 cubic meters. President Xi …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

China hunts for survivors following landslide in Sichuan province

Al Jazeera

Beijing’s emergency ministry reports two people have been rescued and 200 relocated. China has launched a search for more than 30 people after a landslide hit the southwestern Sichuan province. President Xi Jinping expressed his concern and urged authorities to make every effort to search for the missing and minimise casualties, the official Xinhua news agency reported. One villager told …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kenya gold mine collapses trapping 12: police

Deccan Chronicle

A dozen people were trapped after a gold mine in western Kenya partially collapsed, police said on Tuesday. "The information we have is that there were around 20 miners at the time it collapsed but eight have been rescued," said Daniel Makumbu, a county police commander in the Kakamega region told AFP. A report published by Africa's Institute for Security …

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2 months ago

South African horror story: Miners trapped inside illegal gold mine resort to cannibalism 'out of desperation'

Hindustan Times

Survivors trapped inside one of the deepest gold mines in South Africa have opened up about the horrors they faced while spending months without food and very little water. “Month-long standoff” Reportedly, the incident happened after the authorities cut off the food supply to the illegal miners for months to force them out of the old Buffelsfontein Gold Mine. They …

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2 months ago

Fact Check: Old video of miners being rescued in Congo FALSELY linked to the ongoing conflict

India Today

Thousands of people fled Goma, a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured it. Allegedly, these miners were trapped after M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo dropped an explosive inside a gold mine. An X user shared this video and wrote, “BREAKING NEWS; Rescue underway in Gold mine Goma Eastern …

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2 months ago

Trapped miners 'resorted to CANNIBALISM to survive': Survivors of South African horror describe how men 'cut parts of legs, arms and ribs for sustenance'

Daily Mail

Illegal miners trapped in the depths of a South African gold mine resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities cut off their food supply to force them out, it has been revealed. South African police continue their rescue operation at the Stilfontein mine at North West province of South Africa on January 16, 2025 An emaciated miner is pulled out …

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2 months ago

Catch illegal miners named in government report in 2019: Assam rights group

The Hindu

GUWAHATI More than a fortnight after nine miners were trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in central Assam’s Dima Hasao district bordering Meghalaya, the focus has shifted to similar illegal operations in the eastern part of the State, along the border with Arunachal Pradesh. “In March 2019, Assam’s Geology and Mining Department wrote to Tinsukia’s Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Chinese mine worker killed in attack claimed by Isis in Afghanistan

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2 months, 1 week ago

The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note

Associated Press

CARLETONVILLE, South Africa — A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer- deep mineshaft in South Africa where hundreds of miners were reported to be trapped, starving, dehydrated and desperate to get out. With no architectural plans of the actual mineshaft and its levels and tunnels, the camera reached 1,280 meters underground and gave rescuers their …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Hunt for gang leader ‘Tiger’ who escaped South African death mine

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say

Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as “Tiger” escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of miners died and 246 were rescued, authorities said Monday. Police said that the suspect — identified as Lesotho national James Neo Tshoaeli but commonly known as “Tiger” …

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2 months, 1 week ago

South African police launch manhunt for gang leader of illegal mine

Hindustan Times

By Nellie Peyton South African police launch manhunt for gang leader of illegal mine JOHANNESBURG, - South African police have launched a manhunt for a Lesotho gang member believed to have controlled operations at an illegal gold mine where 78 bodies were recovered last week during a police siege, from which he escaped. The alleged kingpin, known as "Tiger," surfaced …

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2 months, 1 week ago

7 illegal miners killed in shootout with army in Ghana gold mine

India Today

A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti mine on Saturday night, while the army said seven illegal miners had been killed in a firefight. Kofi Adams, local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff. Police forces launched an operation — dubbed “Close the Hole” — in late …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police ‘smoke them out’ tactics

LA Times

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 death toll in a months-long standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. …

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246 survivors, 78 bodies recovered from illegal mine in South Africa

China Daily

Members of the South African police, patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, Jan 14, 2025. JOHANNESBURG -- A total of 246 survivors and 78 bodies have been brought to the ground over three days of rescue …

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Dewatering in ill-fated Assam coal mine continues, no sign of trapped miners

The Hindu

Persistently high levels of water affected the ninth day of operation on Wednesday to find the five miners trapped in the water-filled rat-hole mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since January 6. The personnel of multiple agencies, including the Indian Navy, Army, and the National Disaster Response Force retrieved the bodies of four of the trapped miners between January 8 …

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78 found dead in illegal South African gold mine - with hundreds still trapped

The Independent

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78 Bodies Pulled From South Africa Gold Mine, With Hundreds More Believed Trapped

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over two months during a standoff with authorities who demanded they surrender to police because they were mining illegally. Forensic service workers carry body remains in …

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Hundreds of miners became stuck underground. Why did police block their water supply?

The Independent

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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors

Associated Press

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for months in one of the country’s deepest mines while working illegally. South Africa’s second biggest political party, which is …

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3 Chinese nationals receive 7-year prison sentences and fines for illegal mineral activities in Congo

Firstpost

The defendants were also found guilty of fraud, money laundering and looting. It is unclear if they will remain in the eastern city of Bukavu, where they are held, or if they will be transferred elsewhere Three Chinese citizens were sentenced Tuesday to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in …

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South Africa gold mine tragedy: 36 bodies recovered, 86 survivors arrested for illegal mining

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South Africa gold mine tragedy: 36 bodies recovered, 86 survivors arrested for illegal mining

Firstpost

The police said that the operation will continue for several days, as it involves the use of a metal cage to recover men and bodies from a mine shaft more than 2 km underground. Rescuers and South African Police Service officers carry remains in blue body bags during a rescue operation to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned gold shaft …

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Why Hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in abandoned South African mine

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Why Hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in abandoned South African mine

Deccan Chronicle

Cape Town: South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration. Police tried to force the miners out last year by cutting off their supplies and …

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South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies

LA Times

A miner is transported on a stretcher after he was rescued from an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Tuesday. Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over two months during a standoff with authorities who demanded they …

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South Africa accused of ‘horrific’ crackdown as 78 bodies pulled from mine

Al Jazeera

The Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in the governing coalition, calls for an independent inquiry. At least 78 dead bodies have been retrieved from a discontinued gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a “horrific” crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living. Police said …

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3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegal mining in Congo

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3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegal mining in Congo

Associated Press

GOMA, Congo — Three Chinese citizens were sentenced Tuesday to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings. Many Chinese companies mine gold and other minerals in South Kivu, one of the eastern provinces of the DRC that have been plagued by violence from armed groups …

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Rescuers pull survivors from South Africa mine as hundreds remain trapped

The Independent

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