Five workers of PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy, part of state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina were killed in landslides in Jambi province on Sunday, and two got seriously injured and two had minor wounds, official said here.
Heavy rain was blamed for the landslide at the mining compound in Lempur Tengah village of Kerinci district at 2:05 p.m. Jakarta time, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management and mitigation agency told Xinhua by phone.
The dead and wounded persons were exploration workers of the firm, said Sutopo.
Indonesia has been frequently hit by landslide and floods during rainy season.
On Sunday morning landslides killed four people and injured three and left 20 missing in Agam district of West Sumatra.
Sunday 27 January 2013
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