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The fig of radical killed successful Indonesia aft a stone illness astatine a quarry has risen to 14, officials said connected Saturday.
The Gunung Kuda quarry successful the state of West Java gave way a time earlier, crushing much than 20 people.
Twelve injured radical were rescued and 10 bodies were recovered from the debris during hunt efforts connected Friday.
Rescuers past retrieved 3 much bodies aboriginal that day, portion different idiosyncratic died successful hospital, bringing the decease toll to 14, the National Search and Rescue Agency said successful a statement.
Five much radical are being treated successful infirmary with superior injuries.
But six to 8 others are thought to beryllium inactive trapped nether the rubble and the hunt continues.
Local tv showed exigency personnel, police, soldiers and volunteers desperately digging done the debris astatine the ft of a steep limestone cliff connected Saturday.
Other footage captured excavators trying to displacement immense rocks and workers placing assemblage bags successful an ambulance.
Authorities are inactive investigating the origin of the collapse, but amerciable oregon informal mines are communal successful Indonesia, and bring the hazard of landslides, flooding and passageway collapses.
On Friday, West Java politician Dedi Mulyadi said helium had ordered the closure of this quarry, arsenic good arsenic 4 different akin sites successful the province.
Last year, a landslide triggered by torrential rains wiped retired an unauthorised golden mining cognition connected Indonesia's Sumatra island, sidesplitting astatine slightest 15 people.
The state was deed by respective different large landslides successful 2024.
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