Search underway for victims of landslide

Search underway for victims of landslide

JAMBI, Jambi: As of Friday, a search and rescue team was still
trying to locate two people who went missing during a landslide
that happened a day earlier in Talang Lindung subdistrict,
Kerinci regency.

The two victims could be buried under collapsed houses or
under the mud, said Syamsul, a member of the team.

Meanwhile, skin ailments and diarrhea have started affecting
those forced to flee their homes by the disaster, who are now
living in barracks in the neighboring subdistrict. The Kerinci
regency government has provided aid for those displaced,
including Rp 5 million (US$532) in cash and three tons of rice.

The disaster killed one person and damaged some 20 houses in
the subdistrict, which lies at the foot of Mount Kerinci. -- JP