We have discovered 3 miners, all of whom passed away after being buried under the particles of the landslide.
Pangkalan Bun, C Kalimantan – A joint search and rescue group retrieved bodies of 3 out of 10 gold miners buried under the debris of a landslide hitting a small mining website in Sei Seribu, Pangkut, West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan.
” We have discovered three miners, all of whom passed away after being buried under the particles of the landslide,” North Arut Sub-district Armed Force Leader Capt. Yunus Aji stated here on Saturday.
The 3 victims are recognized as Yuda (24), Rana Solihat (20), and Nurhidayat (28), all of whom came from Tasikmalaya District, West Java.
The evacuation was halted on Friday night in the wake of heavy rains lashing the place.
” Last night, at 9: 30 p.m. local time, the evacuation procedure was stopped owing to heavy rains and the place being mud-covered. The evacuation process would be resumed today whilst waiting for the National Browse and Rescue Firm (Basarnas) to offer another choice for the evacuation procedure,” he exposed.
A landslide that struck a small gold mining location in Sei Seribu on Wednesday afternoon buried 10 miners.
Details is yet not available on the reason for the landslide, but the 10 miners– Tatan (30), Muharom (22), Yuda (24), Reza (20), Rana (20), Susa (25), Bayu (25), Dian (26), Mukadir (47), and Nurhidayat (28)– had allegedly dug the mining hole to such a degree that it perforated an old hole already left by miners.
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