WEST SULAWESI EARTHQUAKE
Search for Victims Temporarily Suspended
The search for three earthquake victims in West Sulawesi who have gone missing in landslides has been temporarily suspended due to the difficult location and the risks for the rescue team.
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Heavy equipment is being operated to clean up debris or the ruins of a house that collapsed due to the earthquake in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Tuesday (19/1/2021). The search for the dead in the rubble has been temporarily stopped while waiting for reports from the public.
MAMUJU, KOMPAS — The search for three earthquake victims in West Sulawesi who have gone missing in landslides has been temporarily suspended due to the difficult location and the risks for the rescue team. However, the team remains alert for developments in the field.
The head of the Mamuju office of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Saidar, said the three missing people were believed to have been buried by landslides on a road in Mekata village, Malunda district, Majene. The area has been cut off from the outside by landslides triggered by a recent earthquake.
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