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Sumbawa deputy regent calls for tighter oversight of small-scale mines after landslide kills three miners

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • A landslide at the Lawang Tua gold-mining area in Lantung, Sumbawa, killed three miners and injured six others on Saturday night.
  • Deputy Regent H. Mohamad Ansori said the local government would conduct a comprehensive evaluation and tighten oversight of small-scale mining activities.
  • Ansori said officials would coordinate the post-incident response and identify measures to improve safety at mining sites.

Sumbawa Deputy Regent H. Mohamad Ansori has called for tighter oversight of small-scale mining after a landslide at the Lawang Tua gold-mining area killed three miners and injured six others.

Ansori said the Sumbawa local government would conduct a comprehensive evaluation of small-scale mining and take preventive measures to stop a similar incident from happening again. “The local government will conduct an evaluation and take preventive measures so that incidents like this do not happen again. Public safety must be a shared concern,” he said.

The government will coordinate with relevant agencies to manage the aftermath and identify ways to improve safety at small-scale mining sites. Ansori said safety must remain the main priority in both company-operated mines and small-scale mining, so risks to workers and the public can be reduced.

The local government will conduct an evaluation and take preventive measures so that incidents like this do not happen again. Public safety must be a shared concern

· H. Mohamad AnsoriThe deputy regent described the government’s planned response after the landslide.

He also accompanied the victims’ families and expressed his condolences. “On behalf of the Sumbawa Regency Government, we extend our deepest condolences to the victims’ families. May those left behind be given strength in facing this tragedy,” Ansori said.

The landslide struck the Lawang Tua gold-mining area in Lantung at about 9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, 5 September.

On behalf of the Sumbawa Regency Government, we extend our deepest condolences to the victims’ families. May those left behind be given strength in facing this tragedy

· H. Mohamad AnsoriAnsori offered condolences to the families of the three miners who died.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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