JAKARTA, Jul 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the mining areas of Bone Bolango regency, in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province, has risen to 26, with 19 people still missing, a rescuer said, yesterday.
Bagus Asrama, head of the operational unit of the provincial search and rescue office, reported that, 280 miners, their family members, and vendors survived the disaster, last Saturday night.
“Some bodies were newly found under the soil, with two excavators aiding in the search operation,” he said.
Yesterday’s clear weather also facilitated the rescuers in their efforts, he added.
The landslides and flash floods were triggered by heavy downpours, which hit the camps and swept them away.– NNN-ANTARA
