Indonesia rescue teams hunt for landslide victim and missing child

In South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, a landslide on May 18 buried two residents. Officials recovered the body of 43‑year‑old Yasine Gulo and continue to search for her 22‑year‑old son, Sariman Gulo. The joint effort involves the regional disaster agency (BPBD), the army, police and local volunteers, hampered by rain and slippery roads.

In Jambi city, a seven‑year‑old boy named Raffasya Aditya was swept away while playing in a drainage ditch on May 20. Search and rescue personnel from the national agency Basarnas and the BPBD entered the waterway, pausing the operation after dark and planning to resume the next morning.

Both incidents highlight ongoing local emergency responses to natural‑disaster‑related disappearances in Indonesia.