Death toll of Indonesia's quarry landslides rises to 19

1/6/2025 17:38

The death toll of landslides at a quarry on Friday in Indonesia's West Java province increased to 19 on Sunday, but further landslides forced a suspension of the search for 6 missing victims, officials said.



Hadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, a spokesperson for the Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency of West Java province, said that two more bodies were found by rescuers on Sunday in Gunung Kuda mine situated in Bobos village of Cirebon Regency.



He said that to ensure smooth search operations and relief efforts, a state of emergency has been imposed since May 30 and will end on June 6.



The search and rescue operation has been halted due to further landslides at the quarry, said Mamang Fatmono, acting head of the operational unit of the provincial search and rescue office.



"We face a challenge today. Further landslides occurred at 11:10 a.m., so the search operation was temporarily suspended. The search operation will resume tomorrow," he told Xinhua.