The revelation that illegal miners trapped in a South African gold mine resorted to cannibalism to survive after authorities decided to cut off their food supply has sparked public shock and outrage. About 324 people were evicted from the old Buffelsfontein mine, about 150 kilometers from Johannesburg, last week, ending a months-long standoff between illegal miners and police. However, 78 of them were already dead, having spent months trapped nearly a mile underground with no food and little water. Two exhausted survivors, who are currently out on parole but facing charges of illegal mining and possession of gold, spoke to The Telegraph newspaper about the situation their colleagues went to in order to survive. “They cut off parts of their legs, arms and ribs to eat. They decided that this was the only option to survive,” they said. A man who participated […]
Source: News Beast
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