Seven dead in Indonesia mine landslide, says district chief


PONTIANAK (Indonesia), Sept 17, 2022 (AFP): Indonesian rescuers have recovered seven bodies after a landslide at an illegal gold mine buried an estimated 20 people, officials said on Saturday.

The victims were mining gold on a bare hillside when the landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the area on the west of Borneo island, in West Kalimantan province.

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