Four miners who were trapped after an earthquake on Thursday in Masakhane gold mine, west of the main city of Johannesburg, have died, News 24 reports quoting the mine spokesman.
The victims were part of a group of 13 miners working when a seismic movement struck causing a cave-in, news agency Reuters reports.
Mine spokesperson James Wellsted said five other mine workers were admitted to hospital and are in a stable condition.
He added that six others remain trapped underground, saying: “We have located three of the six workers, but the other three are still uncounted for.”
In February, 955 miners were trapped the Beatrix mine is in Welkom town, about 290km (180 miles) south-west of Johannesburg.
Source : BBC
