8 Aug 2016

Three miners die in storm in Papua

6:03 pm on 8 August 2016

Three miners have died in Indonesia's Papua Province, after two large trees fell onto a hut.

Jayapura Harbour, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Jayapura Harbour, Papua Province, Indonesia. Photo: RNZI / Johnny Blades

The Jakarta Post reports four others were injured in the incident in Jayapura regency.

The trees fell after a landslide in Bulebe village, in the early hours of Friday, when heavy rains poured over the regency.

Bulebe is home to a traditional gold mine, and there are about 15 huts near the mine where workers live.