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Landslide in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills 5, 20 missing -official

JAKARTA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A landslide on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed five gold miners while another 20 people are still missing in the area, a health ministry official said on Friday.

Rustam Pakaya, head of the health ministry's crisis centre, said rescuers had been searching for the victims in the south east part of the island since Thursday.

Landslides and floods are common during the rainy season in Indonesia.

(Reporting by Telly Nathalia; Editing by Sara Webb and Valerie Lee)