Indonesia quarry rockfall kills at least 8, injures 12
At least eight people were killed and a dozen injured on Friday in a rockfall at a limestone quarry on
Indonesia 's Java island, police said.
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The company overseeing the mine was operating legally but safety standards were lacking, according to West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, who said he has ordered its closure following the collapse.
Workers and heavy equipment were buried when rocks suddenly crumbled at the mining site in the city of Cirebon in West Java province at around 9.30am local time.
'We are now focusing on evacuating victims. Until now, eight people have been found dead, and 12 others were injured and have been taken to hospitals,' local police chief, Sumarni, who like many Indonesians only has one name, told Agence France-Presse.
Rescuers scour the site with excavators to find more victims who might still be trapped under the debris. Photo: AFP
Rescuers were still scouring the site to find more victims who might still be trapped under the debris, deploying excavators for the search effort.
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