25 feared dead in sandslide in Indonesia, 5 bodies found
31/10/2008 17:40
At least 25 sand miners were feared dead in a sandslide yesterday in
Sulawesi Island, east of Indonesia, the Indonesian Health Ministry said
today.
Head of the crisis center of the ministry Rustam Pakaya said the
mishap occurred when the miners were collecting sand in a local sand mine.
"A
huge amount of sand fell down and buried the 25 people yesterday afternoon," he
told Xinhua.
Rescuers had found five dead bodies so far and the search work
was still underway, said Pakaya.
Lack of safety regulations and measures has
been blamed for the common mining accidents in Indonesia.
Xinhua
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