Tag: children missing

Jakarta : At least 70 children were still reported missing after a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island last month, authorities said on Friday. According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, the total number of missing people currently stands at 680, but authorities believe nearly 5,000 people could still be buried under the rubble in the most-affected regions where search efforts have already ended. The head of the ministry's child rehabilitation programme, Nahar, told Efe news that the number of missing children were calculated from reports lodged...