Search intensifies for dozens buried in Indonesia landslide that killed 23

Search intensifies for dozens buried in Indonesia landslide that killed 23
(BASARNAS/AP)

The search for those trapped in a deadly landslide on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island intensified on Wednesday, with more rescuers deployed to search an unauthorised gold mine where 23 people died over the weekend.

More than 100 villagers were digging for grains of gold in remote Bone Bolango in Gorontalo province on Sunday when tons of mud plunged down the surrounding hills and buried their makeshift camps.

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