Six people were killed when a landslide off a 30-meter cliff swept through 10 houses and a mosque in Cipayung, Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday.
The six victims were identified as Roni, 17; Aris, 50; Hendri, 7, and 45-year-old Karmina with her two children, Robi, 21, and Ita, 12.
Bogor Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Yos Sudrajat said that the search and rescue team had found two victims, but were still searching for the four others.
“It was difficult for the team to find the victims because the area was inaccessible,” he said, adding that the rescue team was forced to search for the victims without heavy equipment.
Yos said that his agency had also provided a shelter for the victims whose houses had been destroyed. “We have sent 47 people to the shelter,” he said, as quoted by tempo.co.
A local resident, 30-year-old Suma, said the accident occurred at around 6 a.m. “The rain had been pounding the village since last night and suddenly we heard a rumbling sound above our houses,” he said.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
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