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Heri Purwanto, head of the Banjarmasin Sea Port Authority, said the ship, which was carrying people and vehicles, lost contact at 2am on Sunday (2am, Singapore time).”We responded quickly to the incident report … Our main focus and top priority at this time is the safety of everyone on board the ship, and we are deploying a coordinated rescue operation,” Heri Purwanto added.Rescue authorities have put up a command centre at the Banjarmasin port, with paramedics and ambulances on standby, an AFP reporter saw.Dozens of relatives and friends of the passengers checked a whiteboard where the names of people rescued…
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“NO RESPONSE”With mortuaries overflowing with the dead, Nepal has begun burying some of the hundreds…
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