At least 15 killed and dozens missing after landslide hits remote area in Indonesia

About 42 people are trapped in the 27 houses buried under mud after landslides

At least 15 people have died in two landslides triggered after six days of torrential rains hit villages on an island in Indonesia’s remote Natuna regency.

Rescuers were still searching on Tuesday for 42 missing people trapped in about 27 houses that were buried under the mud after the landslides, said disaster officials.

They had occured on Monday on the island of Serasan, which is home to about 8,000 people.