Two dead and others missing after quarry collapses in Indonesia
A quarry in Indonesia has collapsed on several people who were working inside, killing at least two and leaving several others missing, officials said.
At least 10 people were trapped in the rubble when the mine collapsed in the Cirebon district of the province of West Java, local governor Dedi Mulyadi estimated in a video statement.
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Rescuers have retrieved at least two bodies.
Rescuers search for people working at a quarry in Indonesia (Okri Riyana/AP)
The exact number of casualties was still unclear as local television reported rescuers were able to pull at least a dozen injured people from the debris and recover bodies during a gruelling search effort.
Police, emergency personnel, soldiers and volunteers were trying to locate any remaining workers.
Their efforts were hampered by unstable soil that risked further slides, the television report said.
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