Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

A landslide attributable to torrential rain has killed no less than 11 folks and left dozens of others lacking on an island in Indonesia’s distant Natuna regency

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A landslide attributable to torrential rain killed no less than 11 folks and left dozens of others lacking on an island in Indonesia’s distant Natuna regency on Monday, catastrophe officers stated.

Tons of mud fell from surrounding hills onto homes in Serasan village in Natuna. Rescuers recovered no less than 11 our bodies and authorities concern that the demise toll will rise, Nationwide Catastrophe Mitigation Company spokesperson Abdul Muhari stated.

“Many individuals who need assistance haven’t been reached as a result of we nonetheless have problem accessing the affected areas,” Muhari stated, including that authorities estimated that about 50 folks have been nonetheless lacking.

Dozens of troopers, police and volunteers joined the search within the village, on a distant island surrounded by uneven waters and excessive waves within the Natuna group on the fringe of the South China Sea, stated Junainah, who heads emergency reduction operations on the native catastrophe company.

Downed communications traces and unhealthy climate have been hampering the rescue efforts, stated Junainah, who makes use of just one title.

Seasonal downpours trigger frequent landslides and floods in Indonesia, a sequence of 17,000 islands the place hundreds of thousands of individuals stay in mountainous areas or in fertile flood plains.



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