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Indonesia landslide: Many missing in Java | Indonesia landslide: Many missing in Java |
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At least 11 people have died and more than 100 are missing after a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java. | |
Heavy rain caused the landslide near Jemblung village in central Java. | Heavy rain caused the landslide near Jemblung village in central Java. |
Hundreds of rescuers are searching for survivors but a lack of heavy equipment is hampering efforts, with many forced to dig with their bare hands. | |
Disaster agency officials said rescue teams had taken about 40 people to hospital, of whom four were said to be in a critical condition. | |
The country's national disaster agency said hundreds of houses had been destroyed by the landslide. | The country's national disaster agency said hundreds of houses had been destroyed by the landslide. |
"Conditions on the ground are pretty tough and we need heavy machines to clear the road that has been covered by the landslide," agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. | "Conditions on the ground are pretty tough and we need heavy machines to clear the road that has been covered by the landslide," agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. |
A landslide in a nearby village on Thursday killed one man and forced hundreds to evacuate. | |
Flash floods and landslides are common in Indonesia, triggered by seasonal downpours. | Flash floods and landslides are common in Indonesia, triggered by seasonal downpours. |
Many of the inhabitants of the chain of 17,000 islands live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. | Many of the inhabitants of the chain of 17,000 islands live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. |