Landslide Hits Village; 62 Reported Killed
A landslide buried part of a village on a remote island amid heavy rains, reportedly killing at least 62 people and leaving hundreds missing, Indonesian officials said today.
Rescue workers were headed to Sambulu village on Nias island, where the landslide destroyed at least 103 houses Tuesday, said Abdurrahman Nasution, a local official.
Villagers on Nias, off the northwestern coast of Sumatra island, reported that 62 people were killed and several hundred unaccounted for, Nasution said. Authorities could not confirm the deaths, he said.
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