Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people !

Landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people

Time:2024-06-03 17:39:37 source:Culture Capsule news portal

TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said Monday.

Rescuers found about 14 bodies in Makale village on Sunday afternoon and four in South Makale, said Mexianus Bekabel, the chief of Makassar Search and Rescue.

“We are still looking for two more victims, but fog and drizzle made the search difficult and officers in the field were overwhelmed,” Sulaiman Malia, chief of the Tana Toraja district Disaster Management Agency, said on Monday.

Loosened by torrential rain, mud poured from surrounding hills onto four houses just before midnight Saturday in the Tana Toraja district of South Sulawesi province, said local police chief Gunardi Mundu. He said a family gathering was being held in one of the houses when the landslide hit.

Related information
  • I'm A Celebrity star reveals 14
  • NFL draft sees trend of fewer early entrants since NIL policy change
  • Free Cone Day is back at Ben & Jerry's
  • Mama June admits she's now trying new weight loss drug after 'packing on' 130lbs
  • British stag do tourists enjoy seven
  • Brittany Mahomes pays tribute to 'hotttttt' husband Patrick amid dad
  • Kentucky spokeswoman: School is 'distressed' to hear of alleged sexual misconduct by ex
  • Eye on the ball! King Felipe of Spain and King Willem
Recommended content
  • Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday's immigration announcement
  • South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
  • Cedric Mullins hits 2
  • Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know
  • Trump responds to guilty verdict by falsely blasting 'rigged trial'
  • Emma Roberts reveals the $4,500 gift she gave an ex