One Killed in Nias Landslide

Medan (Antara Bali) - A woman was buried alive feared death  in a rain triggered landslide  in the North Sumatra's island  of Nias.

Ina Algeano, 42, was buried alive in a landslide in the village of  Amandraya , in the South Nias regency  on Sunday, head of the North Sumatra Natural Disaster Control Agency Ahmad Hidayat Nasution said  here on Friday.

She was trying to help her son who fell on the slippy ground when piles of earth  from uphill fell on her  and buried her alive, Hidayat said.  

Local people were still searching for her body , Hidayat said.

Meanwhile, floods hit nearby village of Hilisimaetano Ndruso in  the regency  when the Eho river overflowed its banks forcing tens of people to leave their houses, he said.(IGT)