Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NT – A landslide struck Nele Lamadike Village, Ile Boleng Sub-district, East Flores District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, and buried numerous regional homeowners, in the wee hours, Sunday.
” Chief of Nele Lamadike Town Pius Pedang told me that hundreds of people are missing out on in the landslide disaster,” East Flores Deputy District Head Agustinus Payong Boli told Antara on a call.
The landslide was activated by incessant heavy rain and strong wind taking place in the town, he included.
” Numerous people are apparently buried by landslide and until now they have not been found,” he stated, adding that Pius Pedang told him about the buried victims in a phone conversation.
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The NTT authorities coordinated search and rescue operations with associated agencies in the disaster place. They likewise set up a release of heavy devices, he included.
” We will right away deploy heavy equipment to the field to search for the victims,” Boli said.
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