In a landslide that occurred in one of the most isolated areas of Western Sumatra province on Sumatra Island 15 people were buried and many more were left unaccounted for following torrential rains in the region.
Afpg Channel. com in an interview said: “The information we can provide was that The landslide took place in a gold mine some people become buried there, this was last night. Rescue work for the buried persons are continues”.
Further, Ilham stated that two were hurt and twenty five were still unaccounted for.
There was also an inclination to mines which did not have permits in the southeastern Asian archipelago. He could not ascertain if the cited subject of the program was legal or not.
He added that all the activities taken place at the site are suspended as of now and that all measures are being taken to find those missing.
Ilham did not know if the mine in question was illegal but all activities on site were suspended as search and recovery activities for the missing persons were still ongoing.
Such abandoned sites within the region are the pursuits of residents who go looking for the remains of the gold ore illegally and without any form of equipment for protection.
Due to their distance, response efforts had been deferred with rescuers including policemen soldiers and civilians walking for hours from the nearest town to the location of the incident.
“The distance is rather long, the land is very rugged. This has hindered the whole process of evacuation but people are assisting in order for this process to be done quickly,” he said.
The rainy season in Indonesia creates susceptibility for most landslides which is usually experienced between November and April.
In July at Sulawesi Island’s illegal gold mine there was a landslide accident that left at least 27 people dead.
In a related development, from May floods and landslides occurred in south sulawesi province leaving at least 15 people dead and many homes and roads destroyed.
