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Indonesia: Rescuers search for dozens buried in landslides, 11 confirmed dead
Updated On: 07 March, 2023 06:26 PM IST | Jakarta | AP
There were reports that 47 people were trapped in 27 houses that were buried on Monday under tons of mud from surrounding hills
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This handout photo released by Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) shows search and rescue team at a site in a village after landslides in Natuna, Riau province on March 6, 2023. Pic/AFP
Rescuers were searching for 47 people who were believed to be buried in their houses by landslides that tore through villages on Indonesia`s remote Natuna islands after torrential rains. Eleven people were confirmed dead, officials said on Tuesday.
Eight others were pulled alive with injuries, three of whom in critical condition, said National Disaster Management Agency chief Suharyanto.
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