JAKARTA: Rescuers on a remote Indonesian island were searching on Tuesday (Mar 7) for dozens still missing after a landslide that killed 15 people, a disaster official said. Poor weather and downed communication lines have complicated rescue efforts on the far-flung island of Serasan, in the Natuna region
JAKARTA: Rescuers on a remote Indonesian island were searching on Tuesday for dozens still missing after a landslide that killed 15 people, a disaster official said.
Pictures provided by Natuna's communication and information agency showed houses reduced to rubble, with fallen trees and torn roofs visible.Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency , told local broadcaster Metro TV that rescuers had recovered 10 bodies at the scene, while villagers put the death toll at 15.Muhari said 42 people were missing. Eight previously missing people had been found alive, though four remained in critical condition.
"Along this road, there are around 30 houses that were buried. This is our focal point of the search," he said. Muhari added that the agency was sending food and tents, as well as satellite communication equipment and two helicopters in a bid to establish communication lines and speed up aid.
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