Terrifying Dashcam Video Shows A Truck Driver Run Out Of His Cab As A Massive Landslide Swallows His Rig At An Indonesian Nickle Mine

A terrifying dashcam video from eastern Indonesia is shedding new light on the dangers faced by miners working in open-pit operations, after it captured a second landslide striking a nickel mine with almost no warning.

The footage, recorded at PT Mega Haltim Mineral’s nickel mine in East Halmahera on January 16, 2026, shows the ground giving way in an instant. Massive rocks tumble down the slope as thick clouds of dust fill the air. Several heavy trucks are seen rocking and toppling as drivers scramble to escape the collapsing terrain.

What makes the video especially chilling is how sudden the slide appears. There is no slow buildup, no obvious sign of failure. One moment the trucks are operating normally, the next they are swallowed by moving earth, underscoring just how vulnerable workers can be in open-pit mining environments.

An update shared later in the same online thread confirmed the human toll behind the dramatic visuals. The initial landslide reportedly buried three workers. Two were found dead, while a third remains missing as search and rescue teams continue efforts at the site.

East Halmahera is known to be prone to landslides, particularly during periods of heavy rainfall. Experts have long warned that mining activity can worsen slope instability, especially when combined with saturated soil and steep excavation walls. In this case, the second landslide appears to have struck while operations were still underway, compounding the risk for workers on the ground.

Rescue efforts have been complicated by unstable terrain and the ongoing threat of further collapses. Authorities and emergency crews are proceeding cautiously, balancing the urgency of finding the missing worker with the danger posed by shifting earth and debris.