Dozens of bodies buried by landslides from Nelelamadike Village, East Flores

LARANTUKA, KOMPAS.com – Dozens of residents of Nelelamadike Village, Ileboleng District, East Flores, NTT, who were buried by landslides, were found on Sunday (4/4/2021).

“The latest information is from the Head of the Nelelamadike Village Pius Sword, dozens of bodies of victims have been evacuated,” said the deputy director of Flores del Este, Agustinus Boli, to Kompas.com by phone, Sunday.

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He added that the other victims are still in the search process.

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Nelelamadike Village Chief Pius Sword Melai said the search for dozens of victims was hampered by the availability of heavy equipment.

“We can only look for victims who have not been found in the vicinity of the incident who may be floating, but who cannot do the excavation manually because the area is full of mud,” he said when contacted. Between from Kupang, Sunday,

In addition to heavy equipment, heavy rains accompanied by strong winds that still hit the area also made finding victims difficult.

As for the exact number of victims, he said, data collection is still ongoing.

“But the figure that has not been found is in the dozens of people, because there are dozens of houses affected by landslides,” said Pius.

As previously reported, dozens of residents in Nelelamadike Village, Ileboleng District, East Flores, NTT, were buried by landslides while inside on Sunday morning (4/4/2021).

The deputy ruling Flores del Este, Agus Boli, said he had asked the BPBD of Este de Flores and various parties to go to the countryside to evacuate the victims.