Indonesia Landslide Death Toll Hits 30; Dozens Still Missing

Indonesia Landslide Death Toll Hits 30; Dozens Still Missing
This aerial photo shows a village affected by landslide on Serasan Island, Natuna regency, Indonesia, on March 8, 2023. (Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) via AP)
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Rescue workers recovered more bodies buried under tons of mud following a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia’s remote Natuna islands, bringing the death toll to 30, officials said Thursday.

The landslide, triggered by torrential downpours, plunged down surrounding hills on Monday, burying 30 houses in Genting village on a tiny remote island in the Natuna archipelago at the edge of the South China Sea, the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement.