### [2026-05-14](/feed/2026/05/14/index.md)

##### West Sumatra Province
# Nine people are killed in a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260515/b5015cb2d4f749cd8e06fb0e3a89c302/c.html)

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