JAKARTA: Rescuers on a remote Indonesian island were searching for dozens still missing after a landslide killed 15 people, a disaster official said on Tuesday.
Poor weather and downed communication lines have complicated rescue efforts on the far-flung island of Serasan, in the Natuna region, between Borneo and peninsular Malaysia. It is home to about 8,000 people.Pictures provided by Natuna's communication and information agency showed houses reduced to rubble, with fallen trees and torn roofs visible.Body bags were lined up on top of a blue tarpaulin as officials gathered to pray for the victims.
'Along this road, there are about 30 houses that were buried. This is our focal point of the search,' Muhari said.He 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.Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, aggravated in some places by deforestation, and prolonged torrential rain has caused flooding in different areas of the archipelagic nation.
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