Jakarta, June 2 -- The death toll of landslides at a quarry on Friday in Indonesia's West Java province increased to 19 on Sunday, but further landslides forced a suspension of the search for 6 missing victims, officials said.
Hadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, a spokesperson for the Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency of West Java province, said that two more bodies were found by rescuers on Sunday in Gunung Kuda mine situated in Bobos village of Cirebon Regency.
He said that to ensure smooth search operations and relief efforts, a state of emergency has been imposed since May 30 and will end on June 6.
The search and rescue operation has been halted due to further landslides at the quarry, said Mamang Fatmono, acting head of the opera...