A separate statement from the local search and rescue agency said one worker died in the incident.
(Feb 19): A landslide at one of the world’s biggest nickel smelting hubs swept away heavy equipment and killed one worker, the latest in a series of accidents at a vast Indonesian complex that has faced growing scrutiny from the government.
Several excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks were caught in the slide at a waste dumping site belonging to PT QMB New Energy Materials Co Ltd in the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP), a spokesperson for IMIP said in a statement, which did not mention any casualties. IMIP declined to comment further.
