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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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Moving longan farms to areas less exposed to typhoons is not a simple solution.Li said…
Under Chinese law, people who intentionally spread rumours or falsely report dangers, epidemics, disasters and…
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Khanal also called for forensic testing kits to identify corpses and freezer units to store…
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