Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra. All passengers and crew aboard a boat that capsized in Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra ...

The SAR agency received a report about the incident at 5:40 p.m. on Monday, more than six hours after the boat overturned.

Mentawai Islands Regent Rinto Wardana stated that the boat was operating over its maximum capacity when the accident occurred.

Acting head of the Mentawai Islands Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Lahmudin Siregar spoke to news agency Antara, telling the outlet "the information we received from the Head ...

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