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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JAKARTA, July 15 (Xinhua) — Eleven people are missing and seven others survived after a speedboat capsized off the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Monday, Diyo Ulwi Finanda, head of the local search and rescue agency's disaster department, told Xinhua on Tuesday.
According to him, the speedboat was heading from Sikakap Island to Sipora Island, both parts of the Mentawai Islands.
He said the incident occurred at around 11:00 a.m. local time. Seven of the passengers managed to swim to shore at around 5:00 p.m.
When rescuers arrived at the scene, the boat could not be found.
D. W. Finanda said a search was underway for debris and other passengers. No one has been found yet.
The cause of the incident remains unknown. –0–
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