'Race against time' to rescue survivors after Indonesia mine collapse

Rescuers have passed water and food to some of the dozens of people trapped in a collapsed Indonesian gold mine, an official said, calling the gruelling rescue effort in a remote inaccessible location a "race against time".

'Race against time' to rescue survivors after Indonesia mine collapse

Rescuers have passed water and food to some of the dozens of people trapped in a collapsed Indonesian gold mine, an official said, calling the gruelling rescue effort in a remote inaccessible location a "race against time".

Abdul Muin Paputungan, a disaster official in North Sulawesi's Bolaang Mongondow district, said 25 people have been rescued from the unlicensed mine.

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