Four die, two missing in landslides

Four die, two missing in landslides

Landslides hit four villages in Sendana subdistrict, Majene
regency, South Sulawesi, on Monday, leaving at least four
people dead, one seriously injured and two others missing.

The landslides also buried 10 houses, destroyed two bridges
and swept through two sections of the street in Sepong village.

Majene Regent Muhammad Darwis said the landslides followed
two days of heavy rain since Saturday. He said all the victims
were passengers of a bus traveling from Sidrap regency to Mamuju
regency via Majene, where it was making a stopover.

Darwis said local residents from the four villages were
evacuated to safer areas, while tap water and electricity
supplies to Sendana subdistrict were cut. -- JP