Nearly three dozen people have been trapped for days in collapsed gold mine in Indonesia.
Rescuers carry a survivor of a collapsed mine on a stretcher in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Feb. 28, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.BOLAANG MONGONDOW, Indonesia — Rescuers brought an excavator to the remote Indonesian gold mine that collapsed earlier this week, trapping dozens, hoping to speed up rescue efforts despite the risk of triggering landslides.
He said the dozens of emergency workers involved in the grueling rescue"never stop praying that all those still trapped in the mine are able to survive until we can rescue them." On Thursday, a trapped miner's leg was amputated to free him but the man died from blood loss while being carried out of the area.
The national disaster agency said more than 200 people from multiple agencies are involved in the rescue but frustration was growing among family members of trapped miners.
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