JAKARTA, Sept 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Ten people were killed, after landslides struck North Kalimantan province, in central Indonesia early this morning (Monday), with risk assessment being undertaken, two officials said.
Heavy downpours triggered landslides in three spots in Tarakan city of the province, but did not cause evacuation, Head of Emergency Unit of Provincial Disaster Management Agency, Samto said, via the phone from the city.
Rescuers immediately came to the scene for a search and rescue mission, after the natural disaster, spokesman of National Search and Rescue Office, Jusuf Latief, said.
“All the 10 bodies have already been retrieved by our team and others,” Latief said.
Soldiers, policemen, personnel of disaster management agency and volunteers, have also been taking part in the mission, according to him.– NNN-ANTARA
