At least 10 people have died after a stone quarry collapsed in Indonesia’s West Java province, according to the country’s disaster agency. Search and rescue teams are continuing efforts to locate others feared trapped beneath the rubble.
The collapse occurred early on Friday at the Gunung Kuda mining site in Cirebon. Dramatic footage from the scene shows excavators shifting debris, while emergency crews load victims into body bags and ambulances.
Other videos circulating online show rescuers struggling to retrieve bodies from the devastated site, and panicked workers fleeing as a thick cloud of dust rises from the falling rock and soil.
Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) said 10 fatalities have been confirmed, though it did not give a figure for the number of people still missing. The agency reported that three excavators were buried in the collapse, and search operations are expected to continue into Saturday.
Cirebon district police chief Sumarni said 12 people had been rescued with injuries so far. Authorities have begun investigating the cause of the incident, with the quarry’s owner and several workers summoned for questioning.
Efforts to locate any remaining victims are being complicated by unstable ground at the site, raising fears of further landslides. Emergency personnel, police, soldiers, and volunteers are working alongside five excavators to support the ongoing rescue.