At least 14 artisanal miners killed after illegal mine collapses
South Africa's last major illegal-mining disaster came in late 2024, when more than 80 miners died during a months-long standoff at a gold mine surrounded by police.
At least 14 artisanal miners died and eight were injured when the walls of an illicit mine caved in on them in South Africa, police said Tuesday.
Three of the injured were released from a hospital and arrested on suspicion of illegal mining, while five others remained hospitalized under police guard.
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