Tag: Search operation

Search called off in Indonesian quake-tsunami: official

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — The search for those killed in Indonesia’s quake-tsunami disaster was called off Thursday, despite there being around 5,000 people still missing. The magnitude 7.5-quake and a subsequent tsunami razed whole swathes of Palu to the ground on September 28. More than 2,000 bodies have been recovered since the twin disaster on Sulawesi island. But authorities fear 5,000 more could be buried beneath the ruined city, where entire villages were swallowed. Rescuers […]

Benguet search continues to encounter difficulties

BENGUET, Philippines, August 26 (Eagle News) — The search and retrieval operations being conducted in Benguet continues to face difficulties as minor landslides continue to plague the area. There is also a shortage of needed equipment as well as the fact that the volunteers cannot all go to the area because of the danger. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)