29 bodies recovered

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)