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Eleven people were killed and dozens were missing after torrential rains and landslides battered one of Indonesia's outermost islands on Monday....

The foundation of a building on the edge of the ravine is seen following a landslide caused from heavy rains in the Caringin area, in Bogor on March 2, 2023.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesperson Abdul Muhari said on Kompas TV that, according to the latest information from local officials on the Riau Islands, “11 body bags had been filled” and “50 people are estimated missing”. “The weather is unpredictable. The wind is strong and the waves are currently high,” said the official, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.“Normally it take five hours by fast boat,” he said. “Tomorrow the National Disaster Mitigation Agency will deploy a helicopter to speed up the logistics delivery process”.

Floods in Banjar district, in the Indonesian part of Borneo, has inundated more than 17,000 houses and disrupted lives for a month.

 

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