Makassar: Local rescuers have continued their attempts to locate 10 victims, who are still missing since flash floods hit North Luwu Regency's areas on July 13, a spokesman of Makassar-based Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated.
"The search attempts have been continued on Wednesday," spokesman of Makassar-based Basarnas Hamsidar remarked.
The flash floods affected 1,591 residents, of which 1,543 survived the disaster, while 38 others lost their lives, and 10 others were still missing, he noted.
The spokesman confirmed that 34 of the 38 bodies were identified, while four others had yet to be examined by the South Sulawesi Police's Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) personnel, he revealed.
The disaster had resulted in the forced displacement of 14,438 residents and submerged 4,202 houses, nine school buildings, 12 mosques, and a church, according to Hamsidar.
Luwu Utara Regent Indah Putri Indriani pointed to torrential rains having triggered landslides in over 20 areas around the slope of Mount Lero heading to Radda River.
Makassar-based Basarnas Head Mustari had earlier stated that several households in the areas of Masamba, Sabbang, Baebunta, South Baebunta, Malangke, and West Malangke had borne the brunt of the flash flood.
The flash flood, triggered by torrential rains on July 13 that caused the Masamba, Rongkang, and Radda rivers to overflow their banks, also resulted in the forced displacement of 655 people from 156 households, according to the North Luwu Disaster Mitigation Agency.
Over the past three weeks, flash floods affected several areas in Indonesia. (antara)
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