INDONESIA – Updates as boat capsizes off Mentawai Islands Indonesia: 1 Person is missing after a boat capsized off Mentawai Islands in Indonesia, the second incident within a month. Search and rescue operations are underway according to local authorities.

So far 17 people have been rescued after Monday’s incident, while 1 is still missing.

The boat, which was carrying 10 local government officials and eight other passengers, departed Sikakap, a small town in the Mentawai Islands, and was heading to Tuapejat. another small town, when it capsized.

On July 3, a ferry carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members capsized while traveling from Java to Bali, killing at least 18 people, with 30 rescued so far.

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency has issued warnings of extreme weather conditions in Indonesian waters.