translated from Spanish: Indonesia unknown number buried after landslide at mine

Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) – authorities in Indonesia said on Monday that are unaware of how many people were buried after the collapse of a remote gold mine almost a week ago, but points Rum that the figure could climb to 100 people. The official number of casualties by the landslide of the mine in the District of Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, is nine people, according to the national disaster Agency. 19 others were rescued with injuries of different consideration.” There is no data accurate on the number of victims”, said the spokesman for the Department, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.” Some say 30 people, 50 people, 60 persons, including 100 people because at that time many were working in large wells, but it is unknown how many in the small,”he said. Information from family members is still limited because many of the miners came from other areas, he added Nugroho.La unauthorized mine collapsed on Tuesday night due to a change in the field and to the large number of wells. Illegal excavations are common in Indonesia and offer a precarious way of life to thousands of people who work with a high risk of injury or death.
Media access to the mine, located in a rugged jungle, was restricted since the weekend. In the search and rescue operation you are now using heavy machinery to move the Earth and give the victims.

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