"We will investigate this incident and make sure that it will never happen again in the future. The safety of workers is our main concern," he said.
Earlier Vice President Corporate Communications of PT Freeport Indonesia Daisy Primayanti said about 23 employees of PT Freeport Indonesia are still being trapped in a landslide occurring in underground mining area in Tembagapura, Papua Province.
"There is a misunderstanding regarding the number of victims. Earlier it was reported there were 39 workers trapped in the landslide area but later we found out a worker has managed to get out from the location. So the total number of people trapped inside was 38," she said.
She explained of the total of 38 workers, 10 survive, five were dead, while the condition of the rest are still unknown. Up till now rescue team from PT Freeport Indonesia has managed to open access to the landslide location.
Reporting by Hendrina Dian Kandipi
Translating and Editing by Amie Fenia Arimbi
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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