PEKALONGAN (Indonesia), Jan 23 — The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java rose to 21 with five people still missing today, officials said, as rescuers...
A father carries his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, who died in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Kasimpar village, Central Java . — Pic by AFPas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use code PEKALONGAN , Jan 23 — The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia ’s main island of Java rose to 21 with five people still missing today, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.
“Per this morning, we have found 21 victims who died, and there are five more who are still being searched,” Budiono, head of the search and rescue agency from nearby city Semarang, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, toldHeavy equipment has been deployed to the worst-hit Kasimpar village to search through the remains of the house of a local official as well as a cafe where more victims are thought to have been buried as they sought shelter from the rain.
At least 13 people were also injured in the landslide, according to search and rescue agency Basarnas.Indonesia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, typically between November and April, but some disasters caused by adverse weather have taken place outside that season in recent years.
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