Landslide near Cipancar kills two
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Thu, 02/11/2010 3:28 PM | City BOGOR: A flood and landslide in Bogor, inundated houses and claimed two lives on Tuesday afternoon. The flood, which was caused by water from Cipancar River, destroyed 76 houses in Karang Tengah village, Bogor, and inundated 2.8 hectares of rice paddies in the area. "The river is shallow because of stone mining in the area. So it is easily flooded when heavy rain comes," said Achmad Sarmili, the village's secretary. Two residents, identified as Pulung and Dirja, were killed as they were waiting for the rain to stop in a shack in Sukahati village, Cibinong, from a sudden landslide triggered by the heavy rain. An officer from the regency's emergency response unit, Budi Aksomo, said there had been 30 floods and landslides in Bogor since January. Separately, the head of public affairs at Bogor municipal administration said there had been 35 landslides, fires and whirlwinds since January, causing Rp 300 million (US$31,578) in losses. - JP |