A mine dump collapse in South Africa’s North West province kills at least 14 suspected illegal miners, police say. Provincial police commissioner Arthur Peter Adams says search and rescue operations are under way for an unknown number of people who may still be trapped near Rustenburg.
The collapse happens late Monday night as the men are digging for platinum group metals at a disused dump on a private company’s site, Adams says. One report also says eight people are injured. Other outlets report the deaths and that authorities continue searching for survivors, but do not add additional details beyond the ongoing rescue effort.
Overall, the sources agree on the location near Rustenburg, that the victims are suspected illegal miners, the death toll of 14, and that rescue teams are searching the rubble because more people may be trapped.
