Jakarta: Rescuers continued their efforts on Tuesday to locate about 21 people buried in the debris following a landslide in a remote region of east Indonesia. Several villages have been affected by Sunday's landslide in the Lembata Archipelago due to bad weather in the Southeast Asian nation and neighboring East Timor.  At least 67 deaths have been confirmed, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

Hundreds of police, soldiers, and residents removed debris for a search buried with the help of hands, shovels, and spades. The efforts were disrupted due to heavy rains. Relatives of the missing people were seen crying as Sunny was taken out of the soil and taken to bury it. At least 128 people have lost their lives in Indonesia and 27 in East Timor in the floods caused by heavy rains in the tropical storm. Thousands of houses have been damaged and thousands of people have been displaced.

Indonesian disaster officials have said that about 72 people are missing. Rescue efforts are being affected due to weather and remote areas of the stirred areas. Roads and bridges have been damaged in many areas.

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