Fourteen illegal miners die and scores are injured following an incident at a disused mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, according to reports. The incident occurs at a site in Nkaneng, outside Rustenburg, where the men are reportedly working illegally.
The Citizen reports that the bodies are found in an abandoned mine shaft, indicating the deaths are connected to conditions inside the disused workings. Other coverage similarly describes multiple casualties and injuries, but focuses more broadly on the incident at the mine rather than detailing how the victims’ bodies are located.
Across outlets, the accounts converge on the number of deaths and the location near Rustenburg, while differing slightly on the emphasis—some reporting stresses the scale of injuries, while at least one outlet highlights the discovery of bodies in a shaft within the abandoned mine.
Authorities have not been quoted in the provided summaries, and the exact cause of the incident is not specified in the reports.
