Indonesian authorities had to amputate the leg of a victim trapped under rubble to pull him out of a collapsed gold mine on Sulawesi island, as ...
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities had to amputate the leg of a victim trapped under rubble to pull him out of, as the slow and harrowing rescue operation entered its third day on Friday .
Eight people have died in the accident and dozens more remain stuck under rocks and beams, authorities said. Rescue workers using simple tools and rope have pulled out 20 heavily injured miners so far but hopes are fading of finding further survivors.
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