Standoff in South Africa Ends with 87 Miners Dead Amid Outrage Over Police Tactics
tragedy in the Depths: South Africa’s Illegal Gold Mine Crisis Leaves 87 Dead STILFONTEIN, South Africa — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine has risen to at least 87, authorities confirmed Thursday. The grim discovery comes after a court-ordered rescue operation retrieved 78 … Read more