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A heart-wrenching accident has happened in Indonesia. Due to torrential rains, an illegal gold mine collapsed on the island of Sulawesi. 12 people died in this accident. 48 people are still missing. Relief and rescue operations are going on. Rescue operations are facing difficulties due to heavy rains.
Heriyanto, Chief of the Search and Rescue Agency of Gorontalo Province, said that about 100 people were digging in a gold mine in the remote Bon Bolango of the province on Sunday. Then several tons of soil fell from the surrounding hills. In this incident, the temporary camps of the people were buried. As soon as the information was received, the teams reached for rescue.
12 bodies including 3 women and a 4-year-old child were found
Heriyanto said that 44 people somehow came out of the debris. Some people were pulled out alive by the rescue team. These include six injured as well. Rescue workers have found 12 bodies including 3 women and a 4-year-old child. 48 people are still missing. Large scale illegal mining takes place in Indonesia. Thousands of people are involved in this work. These people work by risking their lives.
Some houses have also been destroyed due to the landslide. It is being told that a bridge has also been damaged. People have been warned that it may rain in some areas of Gorontalo province on Monday and Tuesday. So people should be alert. A spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Agency says that it has been raining heavily in the area since Saturday. Due to this, five villages of Bone Bolango have been flooded. About 300 houses have been affected.
He said that more than 1 thousand people have left their homes and moved to other places. The last major mining accident in Indonesia took place in 2022. Then there was a landslide in an illegal gold mine in Mandailing Natal district of North Sumatra. 12 women searching for gold were killed in this.
