ALBAWABA - A rockfall at a limestone quarry on Indonesia's Java island killed 18 people on Sunday, a military official said.
The source added that the authorities in the country continue search operations for another seven who are still missing and feared dead, AFP reported.
In detail, local media revealed that rocks suddenly fell at the mining site in Cirebon city in West Java province on Friday morning, burying workers and heavy equipment and leaving 12 people injured.
"Today, we retrieved one more body, which brings the total death toll to 18 people, while seven more people are still missing," local military chief Mukhammad Yusron told AFP.
He added: "We suspect the missing victims have already died."
Rescuers have deployed excavators and rescue dogs to find the remaining victims, Mukhammad further mentioned.
A scary video showing the moment of the rockfall in Indonesia was shared on social media.
