By Mahmut Atanur</p> <p>JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) – Three miners died and 43 others went missing when a landslide occurred in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, the country’s disaster agency said Wednesday.</p> <p>The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said 14 injured miners were rescued from the debris of the unauthorized gold mine located in Bolaang Mongondo Regency in North Sulawesi.</p> <p> Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for BNPB, said in a statement the challenging land conditions and falling rocks hinder rescue activities although the buried miners’ voices can be heard under the debris.</p> <p>Landslides and flooding are common in Indonesia, especially during the monsoon season between October and April, when rain lashes the vast tropical archipelago.</p> <p>
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