Basarnas Continues Search For 2 Victims Buried By Solok Gold Mine

The community, volunteers and the Basarnas team put the bodies of victims of the gold mine landslide into an ambulance in Solok Regency, Saturday night (28/9/2024). ANTARA/Muhammad Zulfikar

SOLOK - The Padang City Search and Rescue Office (SAR), West Sumatra continued the search for two gold miners who were still buried by landslides in Nagari Sungai Abu, Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency.

"Currently, we are still evacuating two victims at the scene," said Head of Basarnas Padang Abdul Malik, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, September 28.

Overall, Basarnas Padang recorded 25 victims of landslides at the illegal gold mine site.

Of that number, as many as 12 miners were declared dead, 11 people survived and have received intensive care at the Talang Health Center and two others were in the evacuation process.

Meanwhile, Hasan Basrial (52), a relative of Herma Doni, a victim who died from South Solok Regency, admitted that he had just received the sad news on Friday afternoon at around 11.00 WIB. Meanwhile, the unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday (26/9) afternoon.

Based on Hasan's confession, Doni had worked for about 10 days at the Nagari Sungai Abu gold mine site, Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency. Previously, Doni also worked as a gold miner in a number of other locations.

Hasan also admitted that he did not know for sure whether the place where Doni worked was an illegal gold mine or not. Doni only advised his parents to work as gold miners in Nagari Sungai Abu, Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency.