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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
JAKARTA, May 30 (Xinhua) — The death toll from a quarry landslide in Indonesia’s West Java province on Friday has risen to at least 13, with several others still missing, West Java Provincial Search and Rescue chief Ade Dian Permana said.
According to him, five people are currently seriously injured, while several others have minor injuries.
“At the moment, we still do not know the exact number of missing people. However, we will continue the search tomorrow, as we believe that there are several more people affected by the landslides,” he said.
Ade Dian Permana also noted that the work of excavators is being hampered by a massive pile of stones, adding that four units of special equipment were sent to the scene.
The disaster occurred at the Gunung Kuda mine in Bobos village, Cirebon regency, at around 10:00 a.m. local time, West Java provincial disaster agency spokesman Hadi Rahmat Harjasasmitha said. –0–