Survivors Flee After 63 Die in Floods and Landslides
The death toll from floods and landslides on Sunday night in East Java province, Indonesia, rose to 63 yesterday after rescuers reached several villages that had been cut off. Police expected the number to rise further as searchers dug through waist-deep mud and rubble.
The death toll from floods and landslides on Sunday night in East Java province, Indonesia, rose to 63 yesterday after rescuers reached several villages that had been cut off. Police expected the number to rise further as searchers dug through waist-deep mud and rubble.
At least 2,500 buildings in the Panti subdistrict were destroyed as a wall of water and earth five metres high tore through communities while most people were in bed. Survivors have fled to higher ground or left the area to seek shelter.
Environmentalists are blaming unregulated deforestation for the disaster.
At least 2,500 buildings in the Panti subdistrict were destroyed as a wall of water and earth five metres high tore through communities while most people were in bed. Survivors have fled to higher ground or left the area to seek shelter.
Environmentalists are blaming unregulated deforestation for the disaster.
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