Sukabumi, W Java (Antara Bali)- A landslide destroyed six houses and buried 10 people in Cireungas sub-district, Sukabumi District, West Java Province, on Saturday at around 11 pm local time.
One out of the 10 victims was found, Cireungas sub-district head Bandan, who led a search and rescue team, said here on Sunday.
The victim, who is discovered, is identified by her name as Maya, 13, a resident of Cimerak hamlet, Tegal Panjang village.
The team is still looking for nine people who are still missing, according to him.
The landslide was triggered by incessant heavy rains that had occurred since Saturday.
Previously, a landslide hit Jaraksari village in Wonosobo District, Central java, killing a woman, Laila Musbechi (31).
Jaraksari Village Head Nuri Utomo said heavy rains in the afternoon triggered the landslide.
Local volunteers and some military as well as police personnel helped evacuate Laila and rushed her to a nearby hospital.
"The woman was killed after she got crushed under large rocks that rolled down a three-meter-high hill behind her house," he explained.
Sudarto, a neighbor of the deceased, said the landslide occurred at around 1:45 P.M. local time.
Laila lived with her two children. Her husband works on Kalimantan Island. (WDY)
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One out of the 10 victims was found, Cireungas sub-district head Bandan, who led a search and rescue team, said here on Sunday.
The victim, who is discovered, is identified by her name as Maya, 13, a resident of Cimerak hamlet, Tegal Panjang village.
The team is still looking for nine people who are still missing, according to him.
The landslide was triggered by incessant heavy rains that had occurred since Saturday.
Previously, a landslide hit Jaraksari village in Wonosobo District, Central java, killing a woman, Laila Musbechi (31).
Jaraksari Village Head Nuri Utomo said heavy rains in the afternoon triggered the landslide.
Local volunteers and some military as well as police personnel helped evacuate Laila and rushed her to a nearby hospital.
"The woman was killed after she got crushed under large rocks that rolled down a three-meter-high hill behind her house," he explained.
Sudarto, a neighbor of the deceased, said the landslide occurred at around 1:45 P.M. local time.
Laila lived with her two children. Her husband works on Kalimantan Island. (WDY)
Editor : I Gusti Bagus Widyantara
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