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Indonesia landslide deaths climb to 21; dozens still missing
Updated On: 09 March, 2023 11:49 AM IST | Jakarta | AP
Eight people were pulled out alive with injuries, three of whom are in critical condition, National Disaster Management Agency chief Suharyanto said on Thursday
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Rescuers recovered more bodies buried under tons of mud from a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia`s remote Natuna islands, bringing the death toll to 21, officials said on Thursday. The landslide, triggered by torrential downpours, plunged down surrounding hills on Monday, burying 30 houses in Genting village on a tiny remote island in the Natuna archipelago at the edge of the South China Sea, the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement.
Authorities have deployed more than 200 rescuers from the search and rescue agency, police and military to search for 33 people still missing who were apparently trapped in houses that were buried under the landslide, which was 4 meters (13 feet) deep, it said. Eight people were pulled out alive with injuries, three of whom are in critical condition, National Disaster Management Agency chief Suharyanto said on Thursday.
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