Eleven miners killed in Indonesia landslides

Seasonal rains and high tides in recent days have caused dozens of landslides and widespread flooding across much of Indonesia

Jakarta:Intense rains caused a landslide at a coal mine on Indonesia's Sumatra island that killed 11 miners, authorities said on Thursday.

The slide occurred on Wednesday in a mine tunnel about 20 meters (65 feet) deep at Tanjung Lalang village in Muara Enim district of South Sumatra province, according to National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Raditya Jati.

Local rescuers have recovered all the bodies.

Indonesia is a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains close to rivers.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the area could see light to moderate rainfall for the next three days.

Most parts of Indonesia have entered the rainy season this October. In addition, the La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean can set off intense rainfall across the islands.

AP

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