Search on for 43 missing in Indonesia landslide that killed 12

A handout photo made available by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers searching for victims following a landslide that hit a village on Serasan Island, Natuna regency, Indonesia, 07 March 2023. EFE-EPA/BASARNAS/HO HANDOUT HANDOUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Jakarta, Mar 8 (EFE).- Rescuers continued looking for 43 people missing after a rain-triggered landslide hit an Indonesian island and killed at least 12 earlier this week, the disaster management agency said. The agency (BNPB) said the search operation focused on the parts of the Genteng village after the landslide buried several houses Monday on … Read more

At least 100 children dead in Indonesia quake

Jakarta, Nov 23 (EFE).- At least 100 children have died in the shallow earthquake that shook Indonesia’s West Java province, according to the latest count provided by authorities on Wednesday. The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) also raised the death toll from Monday’s magnitude 5.6 quake to 271, of which 37% were children, while … Read more