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Indonesia: Dozens buried in gold mine collapse
https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-dozens-buried-in-gold-mine-collapse/a-47700721Indonesia: Dozens buried in gold mine collapse
Date 27.02.2019
Rescuers are using spades and ropes to search for survivors after an illegal gold mine collapsed on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, trapping more than 60 people, according to authorities.
"When dozens of people were mining for gold at the location, suddenly beams and supporting boards they used broke due to unstable land and numerous mining shafts," disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said Wednesday morning. "Evacuation efforts continued through the night because of the number of people estimated to be buried," he added.
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One person has been found dead and 13 were rescued by 5 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
The mine is located in the Bolaang Mongondow area of North Sulawesi province, about 3,000 kilometers (1,800 miles) northeast of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.
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