Rescue Continues to Save 8 Indonesian Workers Trapped in Mining Hole
Rescue efforts to save eight workers trapped in an Indonesian mining hole in Java have increased, according to the New York Post . The search and rescue team scrambled to pump water out of the hole Thursday after the…
Rescue efforts to save eight workers trapped in an Indonesian Mining hole in Java have increased, according to the New York Post.
The search and rescue team scrambled to pump water out of the hole Thursday after the water level could not be reduced with smaller pumps during Wednesday attempts.
Stefanus Satake Bayu Setianto, a Central Java police spokesperson, confirmed the Mining operation was unlicensed and illegal, but the rescue is focused on saving the workers.
On Tuesday evening, water filled the 196-foot-deep Banyumas district Mining hole hours into the operation.
One of the miners, who was working outside of the area, witnessed water filling a nearby pit and implored the eight workers to get out, but they did not leave.
Another worker checked on them later and spotted water was flooding into the hole they were Mining.
Flooding is commonly known to miners in