At least 5 killed, about 70 missing after landslides in Indonesia's gold mine

Five bodies have been recovered; about 70 others were reported missing following landslides at a gold mine in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on Wednesday afternoon, Report informs, citing Xinhua.

Days of heavy downpours triggered the landslides in a traditional gold mine tunnel located in Buranga village of Parigi Moutong district, Head of Provincial Disaster Management Agency Datu Pamusu Tombolotutu told Xinhua via phone from the scene.

Search and rescue of the victims have been undertaken since Wednesday. One excavator and other devices have been deployed to the scene, he said.