What the records say
- When
- 18 May 2023
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 29.00° S, 24.00° E
- Description
- Explosion in South Africa
- Deaths
- 31
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Welkom mining explosion
2023 disaster in South Africa
At least 31 people are suspected to have died in a methane gas explosion at a disused gold mine in South Africa around the third week of May in 2023.
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