under the garbage
The Jakarta Post - Indonesia landslide toll hits 96, dozens missingIndonesia landslide toll hits 96, dozens missing
JAKARTA (Reuters): 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.
Almost no hope is held for 47 people still believed missing after a wall of black mud and garbage up to seven meters high swept through homes in the West Java villages before dawn on Feb. 21.
'There are a total of 96 bodies found as of 1 p.m. today. Today we found six, and 47 people are still missing,' Irbar, a military officer in Cireundeu village, told Reuters.
Police said heavy rains appeared to have brought down piles of waste that in turn triggered the landslide, leaving a swathe of broken rooftops and shattered walls.
Residents had long complained about the dump near their homes and held many protests since it was set up in 1980 to serve neighboring Bandung municipality, a city of two million people 140 km southeast of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
Landslides are common in other areas of Indonesia, with many blamed on widespread deforestation. (***)
that's tragic. buried by garbage. one official has become a suspect for this case. yet another irresponsible conduct. disaster will indeed strike when the nature is abandoned. now, let's wait for the disaster caused by irresponsible deforestation aka illegal logging.
Labels: news
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home