Landslide kills Freeport employee

Because of deforestation and mining, an employee of mining company PT Freeport died and four others suffered injuries in a landslide at the company’s mining site in Papua on Sunday. The incident took place at the Ridge Camp area at mile 72 (near the Aptonal hill) at about 8:30 pm local time after heavy rains in the area. Five other workers recovered from the ground according to head of the Public Communication unit of Papua Police Agus Rianto were in critical condition. And were being treated at Tembagapura Hospital.

One mining worker in the Freeport McMoran goldminer complex in Papua was killed in a rain triggered landslide on Sunday night which also injured four of five other workers.
Spokesman for Freeport McMoran, Mindo Pangaribuan confirmed the accident but said only four other workers we injured in the accident.

Source : The Jakarta Post , Tempo interactive

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Tanah Longsor membunuh karyawan Freeport

Karena penggundulan hutan dan pertambangan, seorang karyawan dari perusahaan pertambangan PT Freeport tewas dan empat lainnya menderita luka-luka dalam tanah longsor di lokasi pertambangan perusahaan di Papua pada hari Minggu. Insiden terjadi di kawasan di Ridge Camp mil 72 (dekat bukit Aptonal) sekitar pukul 8:30 waktu setempat setelah hujan lebat di daerah tersebut. Lima pekerja lain pulih dari tanah menurut Kepala Unit Komunikasi Publik Papua Polisi Agus Rianto berada dalam kondisi kritis. Dan sedang dirawat di Rumah Sakit Tembagapura.

Salah satu pekerja di pertambangan Freeport McMoran di Papua goldminer kompleks tewas dalam tanah longsor dipicu hujan pada Minggu malam yang juga melukai empat dari lima pekerja lain.
Juru bicara Freeport McMoran, Mindo Pangaribuan membenarkan kecelakaan tetapi mengatakan hanya empat pekerja lain kita terluka dalam kecelakaan.