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Rescuers search for dozens buried by an Indonesian landslide that killed at least 23 people

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers are digging through tons of mud and rubble as they search for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized gold mining area on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 23 people. More than 100 villagers were digging for grains of gold on Sunday in the remote and hilly village of Bone Bolango when tons of mud plunged down the surrounding hills and buried their makeshift camps. Some 66 villagers managed to escape and 23 bodies have been recovered. About 23 people have been pulled out alive by rescuers, including 18 with injuries. There are 35 others still missing.

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