This photo taken on May 14, 2026 shows a scene after a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in Sijunjung Regency of West Sumatra province, Indonesia. Nine people were killed in a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in West Sumatra province in Indonesia, police said on Friday. The landslide occurred late Thursday in Sijunjung Regency at a cliff near the mining site, where several miners were working at the time, witnesses said. Multiple people were buried under the debris. (Photo by J. Ajo/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed in a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in West Sumatra province in Indonesia, police said on Friday.
The landslide occurred late Thursday in Sijunjung Regency at a cliff near the mining site, where several miners were working at the time, witnesses said. Multiple people were buried under the debris.
The victims have since been buried by their families and nearby residents, according to local sources.
Mining accidents are relatively common in Indonesia, particularly during the rainy season when landslides are more likely to occur. ■
People transfer the body of a victim killed in a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, May 14, 2026. Nine people were killed in the landslide, police said on Friday.
The landslide occurred late Thursday in Sijunjung Regency at a cliff near the mining site, where several miners were working at the time, witnesses said. Multiple people were buried under the debris. (Photo by J. Ajo/Xinhua)
