All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesia mine tunnel

Rescuers have recovered seven more bodies from a collapsed mine tunnel in eastern Indonesia, its US operator said Wednesday, taking the accident's final toll to 28.

The rescue team "recovered and identified the last of the remains of the buried workers early this morning", the Indonesian subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan said in a statement.

Thirty-eight workers were initially trapped on May 14 when part of the tunnel caved in at Freeport's Grasberg, one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines high in the mountains of remote Papua province.

Ten people were recovered alive soon afterwards but rescue efforts were hampered by the narrow tunnel and the unstable conditions, with rocks continuing to fall from the roof.Freeport declared Wednesday a day of mourning, and said that memorial services would be held in its Jakarta office and in Papua, AFP reports.

Operations have been halted at the mine for a week partly to help with rescue efforts and also as a mark of respect for those affected by the accident.