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5 dead, 8 missing after landslide in North Sumatra, Indonesia -- Earth Changes -- Sott.net


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Search and rescue operations after a landslide in South Tapanuli Regency.At least 5 people died and 8 are still missing after landslides hit the Batang Toru hydropower plant area in Marancar, South Tapanuli District, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on 29 April 2021.
Indonesia s disaster agency BNPB said the landslides were
caused by heavy rainfall in the area. Two buildings and a vehicle were buried in the slide, with 12 people feared missing.
Since then search and rescue operations have found the bodies of 5 victims, with 8 people thought to be still missing. The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of South Tapanuli Regency said search operations are ongoing but the remote location on steep slopes has made it difficult to use heavy digging equipment. ....

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Landslide buries 12 residents of South Tapanuli


Landslide buries 12 residents of South Tapanuli
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Sipirok (ANTARA) - A landslide hit the Batang Toru hydropower plant area in Marancar, South Tapanuli District, North Sumatra Province, and buried 12 people on Thursday evening.
The 12 people were still missing and believed to have been buried by the landslide, Parulian Nasution, secretary of the South Tapanuli District Administration, stated here on Friday.
Last night, the entire team held a coordination meeting to conduct the evacuation this morning. The fate of all (missing victims) is not yet known, he remarked.
The search and rescue operations were being conducted by a joint team comprising personnel of the military, police, local disaster mitigation office, and volunteers. ....

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