Eight Killed, 90 Missing After Massive Landslide
A massive landslide triggered by several days of heavy rain buried most of a village in Indonesia's Central Java province yesterday, leaving eight people dead and an estimated 90 missing, feared dead.
A massive landslide triggered by several days of heavy rain buried most of a village in Indonesia's Central Java province yesterday, leaving eight people dead and an estimated 90 missing, feared dead.
District police commander Gusti Indra Tahyadi told the Guardian 12 people were pulled out alive in Sijeruk but he expected few of the missing to be found. "Some 102 houses have been buried or badly damaged by mud that is six metres deep," he said.
The disaster struck at about 4.15am, as many people in the predominantly Muslim community were performing their pre-dawn prayers.
District police commander Gusti Indra Tahyadi told the Guardian 12 people were pulled out alive in Sijeruk but he expected few of the missing to be found. "Some 102 houses have been buried or badly damaged by mud that is six metres deep," he said.
The disaster struck at about 4.15am, as many people in the predominantly Muslim community were performing their pre-dawn prayers.
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