Rescue Mission for Illegal Miners

This is a South Africa news story, published by People, that relates primarily to Cyril Ramaphosa news.

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More Than 100 Miners Died of Starvation or Dehydration After Being Trapped in Abandoned Shaft for Months: Reports

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A rescue mission is underway for the hundreds of illegal miners thought to still be underground in a disused shaft in South Africa .

More than 100 people are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration, with at least 24 bodies and 34 survivors being brought out of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in the town of Stilfonte since Friday, Jan. 10 .

Over 500 people are still thought to be underground, per the news agency, amid the stand-off with authorities that's been going on since last year .

The mine where the people are trapped is 1.5 miles deep and "has multiple shafts, many levels and is a maze of tunnels" It would take miners days to "make a dangerous trek to another shaft" The country's President, Cyril Ramaphosa , didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE.

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