Monday 26 November 2012

Removal of last Tasikmalaya landslide victim halted

The process of removing the remains of the last victim of a landslide in Curug Cipalasari village in Tasikmalaya, West Java, has been halted due to technical difficulties.

“We got out the bodies of four victims [on Sunday]. There is still one more body left, but it is buried under a big rock,” West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency head Sigit Udjwalaprana said on Monday.

Sigit said that the rescuers needed special tools to break the rock, which was 6 meters long with a diameter of 6 meters. However, they could not get the heavy equipment through because of the condition of the road.

Five locals were buried by the landslide while bathing near Cipalasari waterfall on Sunday.

Monday 26 November 2012

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/11/26/removal-last-tasikmalaya-landslide-victim-halted.html

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