Sulawesi landslide survivor recalls being buried in mud

A drone view shows a water channel flowing amid buildings buried under mud and debris in the aftermath of a landslide following torrential rains in the district of Suwawa in Gorontalo on July 8, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. - Reuters

JAKARTA: Ridwan Wadjah vividly remembers the moment a torrent of mud came crashing down on him and the dozens of miners working this week in an illegal gold mine in Sulawesi.

A landslide triggered by heavy rain in Gorontalo's Suwawa district submerged the mine on Sunday (July 7), killing 23 people.