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A garbage dump near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has collapsed, reportedly killing at least two people and trapping some 20 others. A garbage dump near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has collapsed, reportedly killing at least three people and trapping some 20 others.
Rescue teams have been using heavy machinery to hunt for survivors in the 10-metre (33ft) high pile of rubbish. Rescue teams have been using heavy machinery to hunt for survivors in the 10-metre-high (33ft) pile of rubbish.
The tip collapsed in the Bantar Gebang neighbourhood in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, early on Friday morning, a police official said.The tip collapsed in the Bantar Gebang neighbourhood in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, early on Friday morning, a police official said.
Hundreds of people scavenge for a living at the Bekasi dump.Hundreds of people scavenge for a living at the Bekasi dump.
According to a local health official quoted by Elshinta radio, the rubbish-pickers had been following a waste-compressing machine when the mound collapsed.According to a local health official quoted by Elshinta radio, the rubbish-pickers had been following a waste-compressing machine when the mound collapsed.
The official, Iskandar Malik, said scavenging was normally barred while the machine was in operation.The official, Iskandar Malik, said scavenging was normally barred while the machine was in operation.
"It's forbidden but it still happens, usually there are around one thousand people at the dump," he said."It's forbidden but it still happens, usually there are around one thousand people at the dump," he said.
A police official quoted by the Reuters news agency said at least three people had been hurt in the collapse.A police official quoted by the Reuters news agency said at least three people had been hurt in the collapse.
He said it was not known if any more had died.He said it was not known if any more had died.
A landslide on a garbage dump killed more than 140 people at Cimahi, near Jakarta, in February 2005.A landslide on a garbage dump killed more than 140 people at Cimahi, near Jakarta, in February 2005.