Hopes diminish for 11 men buried in Indonesian mine
JAMBI, Indonesia — Indonesian officials say hopes are diminishing of finding alive any of the 11 men buried by a landslide at an illegal gold mine on the island of Sumatra.
A local police chief, Yazid Fanani, said days of torrential rain caused a landslide late Monday at Merangin, a hilly district of Jambi province.
The miners are buried in a 50-meter (164-foot) deep pit they had dug themselves.
Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that rescue teams, including police and soldiers, tried to reach the victims Wednesday.