Three dead, one missing and eight injured following landslides in Indonesia's West Java


JAKARTA (Bernama-Xinhua): Three people have been killed, one missing, and eight others injured after landslides hit Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday afternoon.

Hadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, spokesperson for the provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency told Xinhua on Sunday, the landslides were triggered by heavy rainfall and struck several areas in Bogor Regency at around 6.00 pm local time on Saturday, damaging eight houses.

All the injured victims have been transported to a hospital for treatment.

The missing person is believed to have been buried under the landslide debris or swept away by the moving soil into a nearby river, the spokesperson added. - Bernama-Xinhua 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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