More bodies found, two still missing

More bodies found, two still missing

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang

Seven more bodies were recovered from the scene of Friday's
landslide in Gaung subdistrict, Padang, which claimed 23 lives.
Two other people are still missing.

Three of the bodies -- those of Edismer, 17; Yuli, 16; and
Adek, 19 -- were found by rescue workers on Monday, with four
others being found earlier on Sunday.

Two of the three victims found on Monday, Edismer and Yuli,
were siblings, the children of fisherman Edismet and his wife
Imelda. The couple died in the disaster while of their five
children, only 10-year-old Sherli survived as she was staying
with her grandmother at the time of the disaster.

Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar, said on Monday that the rescue
effort would continue until all two missing people were found.

The two have been identified as Agung, 4; and Dedep, 15.

The disaster happened before daybreak on Friday when Gaung
Hill collapsed, completely destroying nine houses and a cemetery,
following two days of torrential rain since Thursday.

On Sunday, the central government and local administrations
announced a plan to relocate residents of the area to a new
location in Aiepacah, which is around eight kilometers away.

The Padang landslide is the second worst in the country this
year since mountains of garbage in Leuwigajah, Bandung, collapsed
in February, killing 143 people living nearby.