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Indonesia landslide: Many missing in Java | Indonesia landslide: Many missing in Java |
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At least 18 people have died and more than 90 are missing after a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java. | At least 18 people have died and more than 90 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. |
Rescuers are searching for survivors but a lack of heavy equipment left many forced to dig with their bare hands until tractors and bulldozers arrived. | Rescuers are searching for survivors but a lack of heavy equipment left many forced to dig with their bare hands until tractors and bulldozers arrived. |
Disaster agency officials said rescue teams had taken about 40 people to hospital, of whom four were said to be in a critical condition. | Disaster agency officials said rescue teams had taken about 40 people to hospital, of whom four were said to be in a critical condition. |
Relief efforts were suspended on Saturday afternoon after more rain. | Relief efforts were suspended on Saturday afternoon after more rain. |
The country's national disaster agency said hundreds of houses had been destroyed by the landslide, with more than 400 residents moved to temporary shelters. | The country's national disaster agency said hundreds of houses had been destroyed by the landslide, with more than 400 residents moved to temporary shelters. |
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the agency, said some rescuers had heard what sounded like calls for help coming from the debris, but lacked the equipment needed to reach them. | Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the agency, said some rescuers had heard what sounded like calls for help coming from the debris, but lacked the equipment needed to reach them. |
"Conditions on the ground are pretty tough and we need heavy machines to clear the road that has been covered by the landslide," he told reporters. | "Conditions on the ground are pretty tough and we need heavy machines to clear the road that has been covered by the landslide," he told reporters. |
A landslide in a nearby village on Thursday killed one man and forced hundreds to evacuate. | 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. |
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