Death toll in quarry rockfall rises to 18


The search continues: A drone view of search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the rock collapse at a quarry in Cirebon, West Java province. — Reuters

The death toll from a rockfall at a limestone quarry on Indo­nesia’s Java island has risen to 18, with another seven people still missing and feared dead, a milita­ry official said.

Workers and heavy equipment were buried when rocks suddenly fell at the mining site in the city of Cirebon in West Java province on Friday morning. The rockfall also injured at least 12 people.

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