Overview

• At least eight workers were killed and about a dozen injured when a rockfall struck the limestone quarry in Cirebon district on May 30
• Police, emergency personnel, soldiers and volunteers are conducting search and rescue under unstable soil conditions that risk further collapses
• Rescuers have retrieved multiple bodies and pulled injured workers from debris during an arduous operation
• Despite holding a legal permit, the quarry has been criticized for insufficient safety measures and lax oversight
• The collapse marks the latest in a string of deadly mining accidents in Indonesia, following fatal landslides in Sulawesi in July 2024 and West Sumatra in September 2024