Scores of SA miners feared trapped

19 killed, more feared trapped in Tanzania landslide
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At least 19 gold miners were killed in a landslide in Tanzania's northwestern district of Kahama, with many more feared trapped in mining pits. Justus Kamugisha, Shinyanga regional police commander, said on Friday 19 bodies had been recovered so far and ...
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Six illegal gold miners trapped underground in South Africa, who refused to be rescued because they faced arrest, take advantage of police absence to escape.

In what has been hailed as a tale of survival fit for a Hollywood script, five small-scale miners were found alive on Sunday in Kahama District after being trapped underground for 41 days.

Rescue workers in South Africa trying to free 17 miners trapped underground following a fire at a gold mine west of Johannesburg.

Five gold miners are rescued in western Tanzania after being trapped underground for 41 days, surviving on roots and soil, police say.

Hopes of rescuing seven artisanal miners trapped in quarries at Nyangarata gold pits in Kahama District faded yesterday after the government called off the exercise.

>The government is assessing the condition of 15 Tanzanians trapped in xenophobic violence in KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa. A final decision was expected last night.

A Dubai-based couple are still stuck at a deserted resort, more than two months after their wedding.

BBC crew help rescue a calf trapped in thick clay in South Africa's Free State province.