Having severed the electricity flow to the shaft, the trespassers walked into a thick ether of methane gas and an explosion resulted in over 20 people being trapped underground.
\nA massive rescue operation was launched after several escapees ran to an ANC councillor and reported the incident.<\/p>\n
Two months of intermittent recovery attempts finally led to the retrieval of 18 bodies, one of which, survived.<\/p>\n
Also read: BREAKING NEWS: 22 people trapped in Gloria mineshaft<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The devastating disaster resulted in 17 recorded fatalities and according to the group of trespassers, nine of their accomplices are still missing.<\/p>\n Continued searches for the remaining nine bodies have turned out to be futile after proto teams failed to find any bodies in the location pointed out by the survivors.<\/p>\n Mr Mike Elliot, informed\u00a0www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>\u00a0that the recovery operations have ground to a halt.<\/p>\n Also read: Gloria Mine – over a month and bodies still remain<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n After several attempts at locating the remaining bodies, it became clear that the lives of proto team members could not be risked until the damage to the shaft has been repaired. He explained that there is no way of knowing where the remaining bodies are and with the mine being closed, there’s no telling of when construction or repairs will be made.<\/p>\n When the remaining bodies will finally be recovered, stays a mystery.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n #TrafficAlert: Two dead in Kranspoort accidents<\/a><\/p>\n VIDEO: Two perish after truck jack-knifes<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n \u2022 Like us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\nAlso read:<\/h3>\n
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