Indonesia gold mine landslide kills at least eight


JAKARTA: A landslide at a small gold mine in Indonesia has left at least eight dead and dozens more missing, Kompas newspaper reported on Monday (July 8), citing the search and rescue agency.

Heavy rain triggered a landslide (pic) that hit the site in the Gorontalo province on the island of Sulawesi, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said in a statement. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, it said. About 26 people are still missing, the agency said.

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