Dozens buried in Indonesia gold mine collapse: official via SABCNewsOnline
One person was killed and dozens more were buried in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Indonesia, the country’s disaster agency said Wednesday.
At least one person had been found dead and 15-others were injured in the Bolaang Mongondow region of North Sulawesi, a statement said. Efforts to evacuate the victims were being hampered by unstable ground conditions due to the number of holes dug by the miners. Efforts to evacuate the victims are hampered by the ground unstable condition due to the number of holes dug by the miners.
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