Landslide kills three in Dili

DILI, East Timor: Three people were killed and two injured when a landslide, brought on by hours of heavy rain, buried two houses Thursday night in West Lahane village, West Dili district.

Julio Saldanha, 18, Marcos de Jesus, 14, and Irene de Jesus, 8, were killed in their beds while sleeping. Ana Vilanova, who was in the same house, survived the incident.

The two injured were Justino Lemos and Esperance Lemos, a married couple living in the house next door.

The front sides of the two houses were completely buried in mud, forcing authorities to procure a bulldozer before they could evacuate the victims. (33)