Four days after a landslide in Indonesia’s Natuna Islands, the death toll has risen to 21, officials said.
Another 34 people are still missing underground in Serasan district, police said on Thursday. About 150 emergency services made their way through the mud, supported by several sniffer dogs from the capital Jakarta, police spokesman Harry Goldenhardt said.
Heavy rain triggered the landslide on one of the islands in the South China Sea on Monday. Tons of mud buried houses. More than 1200 people had to flee. The Natuna Islands are located about 1100 kilometers northeast of Jakarta. During the rainy season between October and April, flooding and landslides are common in the Southeast Asian island nation. (sda/dpa)
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