Indonesia landslide death toll hits 32; 22 still missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers have recovered more bodies buried under tons of mud following a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia’s remote Natuna islands, bringing the death toll to 32. The landslide, triggered by torrential downpours, plunged down surrounding hills on Monday, burying 30 houses in Genting village on a tiny remote island in the Natuna archipelago at the edge of the South China Sea. Authorities have deployed nearly 700 rescuers from the search and rescue agency, police and soldiers to search for 22 people still missing who were apparently trapped in houses that were buried under the landslide, which was 13 feet deep. Monday’s landslide displaced about 1,300 people.