15 at least people They were reported killed while rescuers were searching for dozens of Others follow a deadly landslide on a remote Indonesian island.
poor weather and broken lines of communication complicated rescue efforts on remote island of serasan, in Natuna region between Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, home to about 8,000 people.
Images provided by Natuna’s contacts information Homes agency showed reduced to the ruins, with Downed trees and tattered roofs are visible.
The body bags were lined up on summit of Blue tarpaulin as officials gather to pray for victims.
Abdul Mahari, official spokesperson for the national The Disaster Reduction Agency (BNPB) told local Metro TV station that rescuers have recovered 10 bodies at the scene, while villagers have laid death Outcome 15.
“Six (bodies) have been identified while four are still being identified,” he said.
Al-Mahari said 42 people was missing. Eight previously missing people He was found alive, though four survive in critical condition.
Rescuers concentrated their efforts along a stretch of Road near a cliff where dozens of Mahari said the landslide buried houses.
“Along this road, there are about 30 buried homes. This is our focal point of search “.
Mahari added that the agency was sending food and tents, as well as satellite communications equipment And two helicopters in Try to create lines of communication and speed up helps.
Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, exacerbation in Some places by deforestation, prolonged heavy rains caused Flood in different regions of Archipelago nation.
Experts say the country’s weather-related disasters are likely made Worse because of climate change.
floods in the south in Banjar district, in Indonesian part of Borneo, has been flooded more More than 17,000 homes and lives are disrupted for Month.
neighboring Malaysia also He was hit with Heavy rains and heavy floods. At least four people They died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated last week in several countries of Country.
In 2020, Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, and nearby cities have seen some of Their floods are bloody in After years of rain triggered Landslides. 67 at least people He died in That disaster.
