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| Rescue teams conduct a search for miners buried by a landslide at an illegal gold mining operation in the village of Buranga in Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi on Feb 25, 2021. (Photo by=AFP/Lia) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] Rescue teams in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province searched for survivors on Thursday (Feb 25) after a landslide in an illegal gold mining area killed six people, the search and rescue agency said.
Reuters reported that the teams of police, military and the local disaster agency deployed heavy machinery to help the search in the village of Buranga after the landslide on Wednesday evening. More than 15 survivors were found on Thursday.
Fatmawati, a spokeswoman from the search and rescue agency in the provincial capital Palu, who goes by one name, said at least one person was missing. Disaster officials said intense rainfall and unstable soil structure at the illegal mining site may have contributed to the landslide.
