Rescuers brought an excavator to an illegal Indonesian gold mine hoping to speed up rescue efforts after it collapsed and trapped dozens
Rescuers stand at the entrance of a collapsed mine in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, February 28, 2019
Paputungan said an excavator began working on the site Friday morning after relatives gave permission and a path was cleared through steep jungle terrain. Rescuers carry a survivor of a collapsed mine on a stretcher in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Thursday, February 28, 2019. Wooden structures in the mine collapsed Tuesday evening due to shifting soil and the large number of mining holes.
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. Rescuers have used their bare hands and basic tools to search for the missing. They've fashioned stretchers from tree branches, twine and other material.
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