About 20 workers were trapped in gold mine shafts in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province after a landslide hit the area, the head of the rescue operation said.
The landslide occurred in the community of Kinade on Thursday night, but authorities were notified about 24 hours later, according to Eric Subariado. “We received the information on Friday night and immediately sent rescuers to the scene,” he told Xinhua news agency.
The search and rescue operation is, according to Subarianto, extremely difficult due to the morphology of the ground combined with the landslide caused by the heavy rains of the last few days. Soldiers and villagers assist in the operation, as the hours pass and hope of finding the unfortunate workers alive fades away.
Source: News Beast
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