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67 missing, over 14,000 displaced in Indonesia flash floods, search and rescue operations underway

Jakarta, Jul 18 (Xinhua) Search and rescue operations were still under way Saturday as flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, leaving 67 people missing and more than 14,000 others displaced, officials said.
After retrieving 36 bodies, the rescuers focused their efforts in the villages of Sabbang, Baebunta, Pontaden, Meli, and Masamba city, the areas hardest hit in Luwu Utara district, said Zaenal Asad, an official in charge at the Provincial Search and Rescue Office.
"The mud has submerged the villages by up to two meters high. Most of the bodies were recovered from the mud. Logs were also found on roads and many other spots, slowing the rescuers' efforts," he told Xinhua via phone.
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