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Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Pangkalan village of Natuna district, Riau Islands, Indonesia, March 9, 2023. /Xinhua
The death toll from landslides striking Indonesia's western province of Riau Islands increased to 44 on Saturday as the search for 11 missing people continued, an official said.
"Of the 44 bodies recovered, 43 of them have been identified," said Raja Darmika, head of the operation unit of the disaster management and mitigation agency of Natuna Regency where the disaster occurred on Monday.
Heavy downpours were blamed for the natural disaster, which destroyed more than 30 houses, with the number of people evacuated reaching 2,234, according to Syariffuddin Muhammad, secretary of Natuna disaster management and mitigation agency.
The rescue operation has involved heavy machinery, and personnel from the local search and rescue office, the local disaster management and mitigation agency, as well as military personnel and police, he said.
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