Overview

• At least 14 people have died after the May 30 rockfall at the Gunung Kuda limestone quarry in Cirebon, West Java, with rescue teams still searching for six to eight workers believed to be trapped
• National Search and Rescue Agency operatives, police, soldiers and volunteers have deployed excavators and heavy equipment in ongoing efforts to recover victims and survivors from unstable debris
• Officials say the quarry was operating legally but lacked adequate safety measures and had previously experienced a collapse in February without casualties
• West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has ordered a permanent shutdown of this site and four others he deemed to be endangering lives and the environment
• The disaster underscores safety risks in Indonesia’s informal mining sector and has intensified calls for stricter enforcement of mining regulations