At least 12 people have died and 40 are missing after torrential rain caused a landslide in a gold mine in Indonesia's Sulawesi island at the weekend, officials said on Monday, with bad weather hampering the rescue effort.

Indonesia landslide: 12 dead, 40 missing in illegal gold mine after torrential rain

The remains of the five miners, all of them residents of Bakan village, were retrieved at 7 pm on Sunday

Five dead in Indonesian illegal gold mine accident

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Indonesia landslide: 12 dead, 40 missing in illegal gold mine after torrential rain

Five dead in Indonesian illegal gold mine accident