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Greece Arrests 13 from Yacht Alleged to Have Started Fire on Hydra

A local resident stands next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece, June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
A local resident stands next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece, June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
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Greece Arrests 13 from Yacht Alleged to Have Started Fire on Hydra

A local resident stands next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece, June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis
A local resident stands next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece, June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Giorgos Moutafis

Greek authorities arrested 13 yacht crew members and passengers on Saturday after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra.
Firefighters got the blaze, which burned part of the island's only pine forest in the remote area of Bisti, under control early on Saturday.
The people will appear before a prosecutor on Sunday, the fire department said in a press release. It did not identify the yacht or the individuals.
"The arrests come after allegations that the forest fire was sparked by fireworks launched from the yacht on Friday night," an official with knowledge of the issue told Reuters. The official said the people were arrested at an Athens area marina.
Hydra, southwest of Athens in the Saronic Gulf, is popular among foreign visitors and those traveling on yachts.
"We are outraged," Hydra Mayor George Koukoudakis told state TV. "If it's true, it is something that really saddens me."
Firefighters struggled on Saturday to contain dozens of wildfires fanned by gale force winds on the islands and in southern parts of the country's mainland.

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Landslides Kill 12 on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, 18 Missing

FILE - A man uses a motorcycle to transport palm fruit at a plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil, File)
FILE - A man uses a motorcycle to transport palm fruit at a plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil, File)
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Landslides Kill 12 on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, 18 Missing

FILE - A man uses a motorcycle to transport palm fruit at a plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil, File)
FILE - A man uses a motorcycle to transport palm fruit at a plantation in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil, File)

At least 12 people died and 18 are missing after a torrential rain caused a landslide in an illegal gold mine over the weekend in Indonesia's Sulawesi island, officials said on Monday.
The landslide on Sunday morning in Suwawa district, Gorontalo province, killed miners and residents living near the illegal mine, said Heriyanto, head of the local rescue agency (Basarnas).
Five survivors had been evacuated, he said, adding that a rescue team was searching for 18 missing people on Monday.
"We have deployed 164 personnel, consisting of the national rescue team, police and military personnel, to search for the missing people," Heriyanto said.
However, rescuers must walk about 20 kms to reach the landslide site and were being hampered by thick mud over the road and continuing rain in the area, Heriyanto said.
"We will try to use an excavator once it's possible," Reuters quoted him as saying.
Photos of the affected village shared by the agency showed some houses were flattened by the landslide.
Indonesia's disaster agency (BNPB) said the landslide has damaged several houses and one bridge.
BNPB also warned residents that rain is still expected in some areas in Gorontalo province on Monday and Tuesday and urged people to be alert in case there's a further disaster.
A landslide in South Sulawesi killed at least 18 people in South Sulawesi in April, caused by high-intensity rains.
Torrential rain which triggered flash floods and mud slides killed more than 50 people in Indonesia's West Sumatra province in May.