on Tuesday collapsed illegal gold mine in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Downfall came as a result of a strong earthquake in the area.
20 people have been rescued from the rubble. Eight have lost their lives and another forty feared to be stuck down in the mine.
For a start, you could hear the trapped miners call for help. But now the cries subsided.
signs of life since yesterday. But we will still try to save them, even if right now it would be a miracle if we would find someone alive, ” says Abdul My Paputungan who oversees the rescue operation to the AP.
more than 200 rescuers are still struggling on the ground. However, are none of them inside the mine right now, using an excavator instead of trying to move on clay, earth and stones.
those who have been rescued from the mine. He tells AP how he worked in the mine with her friends when the roof suddenly collapsed and large boulders fell down over them.
” My leg was stuck, three people helped me to lift away the stones that lay across my feet. Two people above me helped me to come up. But my friends, those who I worked with, did not, says From Mamonto to the AP.
Time is short for the trapped miners.
