Two killed, three missing in mine landslide
Monday, February 11 2013 - 02:46 AM WIB
Two mining workers were killed and three others were still missing when a landslide occurred in a tin mining area in the village of Sukamandi in Damar district, East Belitung, on Saturday, Tribunenews reported.
The five workers were buried alive when the landslide occurred in a high pile of sands in the mining area owned by state owned tin mining company PT Timah. Two of them were found dead when security guards and other workers tried to rescue them using an excavator. The other three were still missing.
A mining attendant said that the landslide occurred on a pile of sand in the mining area following rains which took place since early morning on Satruday. The five were buried under the sand when other workers were having their lunch in nearby camp, he added. (*)