Landslide Triggered by Heavy Rain Leaves 11 Dead, Dozens Missing at Illegal Gold Mine in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia—A landslide triggered by torrential rains crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 11 people, officials said Monday. Dozens others were reported missing. About 79 villagers were digging for grains of gold on Sunday in the remote Bone Bolango district in Gorontalo Province when tons of mud plunged down the surrounding hills and buried their makeshift camps, said Heriyanto, head of the Search and Rescue Office. He said rescuers pulled out alive 23 people, including six injured, and recovered 11 bodies, including two women and a 4-year-old boy. Some 45 others are missing, he said. “Relief efforts for the dead and missing were hampered by heavy rain and blocked roads covered with thick mud and debris,” said rescue official Afifuddin Ilahude....