More landslide victims found<\/p>\n
Syofiardi Bachyul Jb
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Padang<\/p>\n
Six more bodies were recovered from the scene of Friday's
\nlandslide in Gaung subdistrict, Padang, which claimed 22 lives.
\nThree other people are still missing.<\/p>\n
Two of the bodies -- those of Edismer, 17, and Yuli, 16 --
\nwere found by rescue workers on Monday, with four others being
\nfound earlier on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The two victims found on Monday were siblings, the children of
\nfisherman Edismet and his wife Imelda. The couple died in the
\ndisaster while of their five children, only 10-year-old Sherli
\nsurvived as she was staying with her grandmother at the time of
\nthe disaster.<\/p>\n
Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar, said on Monday that the rescue
\neffort would continue until all three missing people were found.<\/p>\n
The three have been identified as Adek, 25; Agung, 4; and
\nDedep, 15. Adek and Agung are the children of Nasir, whose lost
\nmost of his family to the landslide.<\/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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