Landslides kill four people in Bogor regency

Landslides kill four people in Bogor regency

BOGOR (JP): Landslides caused by four hours of heavy rain left
a woman, her daughter and two nephews dead late on Thursday night
in Cijeruk district, Bogor regency.

The victims, Piah, 40, her seven-year-old girl Nana and her
two nephews, Herdi, 12, and Ade, 9, were residents of Tajur
hamlet, Tajur Halang village.

The landslides occurred at about 8:30 p.m., after most of the
residents of the hamlet had gone to bed, Piah's husband, Enjam,
said.

Enjam said he woke up when he heard a roaring sound behind his
house. He looked out and discovered that part of his home had
been destroyed by a landslide.

"My son Rohendi and I managed to flee. But my wife, my
daughter and my nephews were unable to get out of the house in
time. They were all buried alive beneath the ruined house," he
said.

Separately in the village of Cipayung Girang, the heavy rains
caused the Cinangka Dam to overflow. Dozens of houses near the
dam were inundated.

"I was so scared to see the water running fast in front of me
and when I looked back, I saw my kitchen had been damaged by the
water," a resident of Panaragan, Masaroh, said.

In Jakarta, several hours of heavy rain on Friday afternoon
left parts of some roads underwater and traffic jams throughout
the city.

The Meteorological and Geophysics Agency announced that
between late May and June unusual weather activities were
expected, with heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and strong
winds, particularly in West Java and southern parts of Sumatra.

The agency spokesman, Waan Tarmin, said in a statement the
unusual weather activities were being caused by the interaction
of low-pressure fronts from the southern and northern
hemispheres. (21)