Dozens of soldiers, police and volunteers join the search in the Genting and Pangkalan villages on a remote island in the Natuna group at the edge of the South China Sea.
abc.net.au/news/landslides-natuna-regency-indonesia-dozens-missing/102065448Rescuers are searching for 42 people still missing after two landslides triggered by torrential rains hit villages on an island in Indonesia's remote Natuna regency.
There were reports of 42 people trapped in 27 houses that were buried under tons of mud from surrounding hills. It said on its website that rescuers pulled eight injured people from the landslides, four of whom were in critical condition and have been rushed to a hospital in Pontianak city on Borneo island, about 285 kilometres away.
National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and damage in the affected areas.He said two helicopters and several vessels carrying rescuers and relief supplies, including tents, blankets, food and medical teams, have departed from Jakarta and nearby islands.
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