Seven dead, dozens buried in Indonesia mine collapse

NORTH SULAWESI: At least seven people have died and dozens more are still trapped beneath the rubble of an illegal gold mine that collapsed in Indonesia, officials said on Thursday , as rescuers frantically searched for survivors.

But with the clock ticking, the rescue effort at the remote site on Indonesia's Sulawesi island was hampered by steep terrain and unstable soil conditions after the collapse triggered a landslide. "His condition was already bad and he had lost a lot of blood," said local disaster agency official Abdul Muin Paputungan.Medical personnel removed the man's limb because it was pinned underneath a large rock, making it impossible to free him without emergency on-site surgery."The rescue is ongoing but it's risky ... We've heard at least three people asking for help and we're trying to pull them out and supply them with water and food so they can survive.

The accident happened when support beams at the unlicensed site collapsed, according to the disaster agency.

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