Four killed in natural disasters

Four killed in natural disasters

At least four people were killed and more than 60 houses were
destroyed in floods and landslides, which hit a number of
villages in Sangihe-Talaud regency, North Sulawesi, early on
Saturday. Local people have stopped their daily activities to
help the victims and search for those who have gone missing.

Many are feared dead.

It has been difficult to receive detailed information on the
disasters because the telephone lines to the two islands, which
are on the border with the Philippines, have gone dead. Until
Saturday evening, however, ongoing heavy downpours were still
reported in the regency. --JP