Trapped miners survive 41 days underground

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.

Five Tanzanian miners rescued alive after 41 days underground
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Five miners have miraculously been found alive after being buried for over 40 days following a pit collapse at mine site in Tanzania's Lake zone region of Shinyanga, senior government official confirmed on Monday. Tanzania ...
Miraculous survival for five trapped small-scale minersDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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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.

More than 200 illegal miners are feared trapped in an old gold mine shaft near Johannesburg, South African emergency officials say.

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

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

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Tanzanian miner dies after 41 days underground
Journal of Turkish Weekly
One of five Tanzanian miners who survived 41 days underground died in hospital after eating bark during his ordeal, medics said Monday. “His digestive system failed after he and his other colleagues feed on bark from poles inside the 120-meter [394 ...
Mine Collapse Survivor DiesAllAfrica.com
Tanzanian gold miner dies after rescueBBC News

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