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Indonesian rescue members and residents evacuate people from the site of a landslide triggered by high-intensity rains that affected two villages in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, on April 15, 2024. — Picture by REUTERS via ANTARA FOTO

Death toll in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi landslides rises to 20

JAKARTA, April 16 — A search-and-rescue team has found two more bodies in landslides in Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, bringing the death toll to 20, the National Disaster Management Agency said today.

Xinhua reported that high-intensity rain triggered landslides on unstable ground in Lembang Randan Batu and Manggau villages on Saturday (April 13) night at 10.30pm local time, injuring some people and burying four houses.

Search-and-rescue operations were carried out amidst fog and rain and landslide-blocked roads.

All the missing people have been found, with the recent finding of the two deceased. The search operation was then called off, but the team remained on the lookout for any reports from locals.

— Bernama

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