Six die as gold mine collapses

AN illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has collapsed on nearly two dozen people who were working inside, killing six and leaving one missing, officials said.

Survivors estimated 23 people were trapped in the rubble when the mine in Central Sulawesi province’s Parigi Moutong district collapsed due to unstable soil, said Andrias Hendrik Johannes, who heads the local search and rescue agency.

Rescuers were able to pull 16 survivors from the debris.