Indonesia: Landslide: 2005/02/21
GLIDE: LS-2005-000025-IDN
| Period | 2005/02/21 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Indonesia |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing following a landslide in Indonesia. The accident happened in Cimahi, near the West Javan town of Bandung, 180 km (110 miles) south-east of Jakarta. |
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| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
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Report/Articles
Reuters AlertNet 2005/02/27
The death toll from a landslide that swept through two Indonesian villages near a garbage dump last week rose to 96 on Sunday as recovery crews pulled more bodies out of mounds of dirt and waste.
BBC News 2005/02/22
Rescuers in Indonesia are continuing to dig through tonnes of earth and rubbish to search for survivors of Monday's landslide in West Java.
CNN NEWS 2005/02/21
Nine people were killed and around 139 are missing after heavy rain caused a landslide on Monday near a garbage dump on the outskirts of the Indonesian city of Bandung, police said.
BBC News 2005/02/21
Indonesia landslide buries dozens