Indonesia gold mine collapses after landslide killing 15

JAKARTA – At least 15 people died in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, following a landslide caused by heavy rains, an official said on Friday, while rescuers are scrambling to locate seven missing.

Small-scale and illegal mining has often caused accidents in Indonesia, where mineral resources are located in remote areas in conditions difficult for authorities to regulate.

The illegal gold mine in the district of Solok collapsed after...