More bodies found, two still missing<\/p>\n
Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang<\/p>\n
Seven more bodies were recovered from the scene of Friday's
\nlandslide in Gaung subdistrict, Padang, which claimed 23 lives.
\nTwo other people are still missing.<\/p>\n
Three of the bodies -- those of Edismer, 17; Yuli, 16; and
\nAdek, 19 -- were found by rescue workers on Monday, with four
\nothers being found earlier on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Two of the three victims found on Monday, Edismer and Yuli,
\nwere siblings, the children of fisherman Edismet and his wife
\nImelda. The couple died in the disaster while of their five
\nchildren, only 10-year-old Sherli survived as she was staying
\nwith her grandmother at the time of the disaster.<\/p>\n
Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar, said on Monday that the rescue
\neffort would continue until all two missing people were found.<\/p>\n
The two have been identified as Agung, 4; and Dedep, 15.<\/p>\n
The disaster happened before daybreak on Friday when Gaung
\nHill collapsed, completely destroying nine houses and a cemetery,
\nfollowing two days of torrential rain since Thursday.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the central government and local administrations
\nannounced a plan to relocate residents of the area to a new
\nlocation in Aiepacah, which is around eight kilometers away.<\/p>\n
The Padang landslide is the second worst in the country this
\nyear since mountains of garbage in Leuwigajah, Bandung, collapsed
\nin February, killing 143 people living nearby.<\/p>",
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