Landslide kills six

Landslide kills six

WONOSOBO, Central Java: A landslide resulting from torrential
rains hit Gerangan village late on Thursday, leaving at least six
people dead and six others injured.

Rescue workers and locals managed to unearth the six bodies
from the mud on Friday afternoon, Antara reported on Saturday.

Locals were asleep when the mudflow poured into the village.

The calamity took place after two small hills above the
village collapsed from erosion, the news agency quoted witnesses
as saying.

At least three houses were destroyed in the incident.

Local police chief Lt. Col. Zaenal Syarif Alamsyah said on
Friday night the remains of the villagers had been handed over to
their relatives for burial.

The landslide was the second to occur in Central Java in the
past couple of months. Earlier in March, 14 people were killed
and 22 others went missing after in a landslide in Windusari
village, Brebes regency. (edt)