Rescuers recovering bodies after hours of heavy rain triggered flooding and a landslide near the gold mine in near Manokwari, West Papua. - AFP
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescue teams have recovered 15 bodies following a flash flood that swept through a remote gold mining site in the Arfak Mountains of West Papua, authorities said Friday (May 23), with four people still missing.
The disaster struck Jim village in the Catubouw district on the evening of May 16, after nearly seven hours of heavy rainfall triggered a torrent of water that tore through a makeshift mining camp, washing away tents and equipment.
