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Freeport tunnel victims all evacuated
Thirty-eight workers buried in a collapsed tunnel at the Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine have been all evacuated
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hirty-eight workers buried in a collapsed tunnel at the Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine have been all evacuated.
A statement released by Freeport said that eight bodies were removed from the collapsed tunnel on the last day of rescue efforts on Tuesday.
They were identified as Daniel Tedy Eramuri, David Gobay, Febry Tandungan, Ferry Edison Pangaribuan, Herman Susanto, Lestari Siahaan, Lewi Mofu, and Wandi.
In total, 28 workers died and 10 survived.
'This tragedy is a strong slap for PT Freeport Indonesia concerning the safety and security of its workers,' said Yan Mandenas, head of Commission D at the Papua Legislative Council in Jayapura, on Tuesday.
'Freeport has to carry out a thorough evaluation so such a tragedy won't happen again,' he added. (ebf)
