Nine people die after a landslide collapses a cliff near a gold mine in Indonesia’s West Sumatra. The incident occurs on Thursday in the Sijunjung district on Sumatra island, where a group of miners is working close to the site. According to West Sumatra police, the cliff collapse buries the miners, who were reportedly around three metres away from the collapsed area. Free Malaysia Today and Channel NewsAsia both report the death toll as nine and describe the collapse as affecting a group of miners at the mine site. Free Malaysia Today characterizes the mine as an illegal gold operation, while Channel NewsAsia focuses on the police statement about the collapse and proximity of the workers. Both accounts attribute the fatalities to the sudden cliff collapse at the mine location. Emergency response and investigation details are not included in the provided reports.
Indonesia gold mine landslide kills nine in West Sumatra’s Sijunjung district
Nine people die after a landslide collapses a cliff near a gold mine in Indonesia’s West Sumatra. The incident occurs on Thursday in the Sijunjung district on Sumatra island, where a group of miners i...
- A cliff near a gold mine collapses on Thursday in Sijunjung district, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The collapse buries a group of miners working about three metres from the cliff.
- West Sumatra police state that nine miners die.
- The incident takes place on Sumatra island.
- One outlet describes the mine as illegal; another reports primarily police information about the collapse.
A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday (May 14) in Sijunjung district, burying a group of miners working only 3m away, said West Sumatra police spokeswoman Susmelawati Rosya.
3 months agoA cliff near an illegal gold mine collapsed on Thursday in the Sijunjung district, in Sumatra island, burying a group of miners working only three metres away.
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