Landslide buries eight illegal gold miners in West Sumatra 11th May 2021
The evacuation of eight illegal gold miners buried by a landslide in South Solok District, West Sumatra. (Antara/HO-BPBD Solok Selatan)
Of the 16 victims, eight died, while eight others were injured. Padang Aro, W Sumatra (ANTARA) - A landslide, triggered by torrential rains, killed eight illegal gold miners and injured eight others in South Solok District, West Sumatra Province.
“Of the 16 victims, eight died, while eight others got injured,” Chief of the Emergency Section of the South Solok District Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Romi Aprijal, representing acting BPBD chief Richi Amran, stated on Monday night.
Rescuers find four of six miners following South Solok landslide 13th January 2021
Rescuers take a survivor to a community health center in South Solok, West Sumatra. Padang Aro, W Sumatra (ANTARA) - Rescuers found four of the six miners buried by a landslide in a gold mine in South Solok District, West Sumatra Province.
Of the four miners, two survived and two others were found dead, Romi Aprijal, head of the Emergency Section of the South Solok Regional Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD), stated here on Wednesday. Two survivors, Rifan Saifudin (28) and Aji (30), the residents of Pati, Central Java, are currently being treated at the Abai Community Health Center, Aprijal remarked.