29 bodies recovered

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The bodies of 29 of the 31 people believed to have drowned in last week's flash flood have been recovered, a local official said yesterday.

Spokesman for the East Lombok regency government Met Mugni told Antara that search and rescue workers are still working to recover the bodies of the other two victims.

The victims of the flood that hit the Aikmel subdistrict were badly decomposed, he said.

Regent Muhammad Sadir has called on local residents to help SAR workers find the missing two villagers. (pan)