Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine.

Over two dozen illegal miners were rescued and at least 15 bodies recovered from an abandoned gold mine in South Africa, as operations continued for a second day Tuesday to reach more people who have been underground for months.

Efforts to rescue illegal miners trapped in a disused gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, continued for a second day, with six more bodies recovered, bringing the total death toll to 15. Rescuers also pulled out eight survivors on Tuesday,