South African authorities have recovered 36 corpses and rescued 82 survivors from a gold mine during a two-day operation aimed at addressing illegal mining activities. All those rescued alive have been arrested,

A total of 118 illegal miners, including 36 dead, have been extracted from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. The operation has led to arrests for illegal mining and trespassing.

The number of illegal miners who’ve died in a months-long standoff with the South African authorities increased to 51, the security forces said.Most Read from BloombergThese Homes Withstood the LA Fires.