2021-02-18 13:37:31 GMT2021-02-18 21:37:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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JAKARTA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) The death toll from landslide in Indonesia s East Java province rose to 18 after five more bodies were found on Thursday, an official said. Today we found five victims, one in sector B and four in sector A. From the results of the autopsy, three were males and two females, including adults and children, the East Java Search and Rescue (SAR) Agency s Head Hari Adi Purnomo said as quoted by Antara news agency on Thursday.
Earlier, 21 people were reportedly missing and two others survived the catastrophe, Purnomo said, adding that after five more dead victims were found, the rescuers were still searching for one more person who is likely buried by the landslide. On Wednesday, the SAR team found 13 dead victims.
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