After a disaster close to an illegal gold me that left at least 27 people missing, Indonesian rescuers announced Saturday that they had ended the search for more than a hundred missing people.
A distant village in Bone Balango area on the northern island of Sulawesi was hit by a landslide a week ago after it received heavy rain.
With the research work called out and 15 individuals also missing, the toll could rise more, according to rescue leaders.
” The search and rescue carried out the activity seven weeks, according to the accepted operating procedure. Now is the last day”, localized search and rescue organization mind Heriyanto, who goes by one title, told AFP.
We may launch an removal operation if there are reliable, accurate information of the missing victims and the Bone Balango government requests.
He claimed that the company had spoken with the missing’s families before deciding to stop the research.
As part of the rescue efforts, thousands of police officers and soldiers were deployed, which was hindered by bad weather and bridge damage that made it difficult for rescuers to go by base.
According to a search and rescue national, some victims were miners, while others were individuals who operated stalls close to the plant.
During the rainy winter between November and April, Indonesia is prone to landslides, but in July it is typically dry and there are few big storms.
At least 15 people died in South Sulawesi territory in May as a result of landslides and flood that wiped out dozens of homes and damaged roads.
20 people were killed by a disaster in the same state a month prior.
