Indonesia’s National Disaster Relief Agency (BNPB) officials Revealed on Monday, March 6, 2023 that the heavy rains on the island of Cerasan, on the outskirts of the country. adjacent to the South China Sea As a result, landslides flooded houses near high cliffs in the Natuna area of Riau Province.
Abdul Rahman, Head of the Natuna Search and Rescue Agency told the media that They have evacuated 15 bodies from the landslide, with more than 50 still missing. but due to the remoteness of the incident Combined with bad weather and communication cuts. Complicating rescue efforts
A spokesman for BNPB in Riau Province added that due to communication networks in the affected areas, The border between Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia is cut off, making it difficult to get the latest information.
Another BNPB spokesman said in a statement late on Monday: They sent a search and rescue team of 60 to the scene in the followingnoon. But reaching this remote island can be difficult. Tomorrow (March 7) they will send a helicopter to help speed up the transportation process.
