More landslide victims found

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb The Jakarta Post/Padang

Six more bodies were recovered from the scene of Friday's landslide in Gaung subdistrict, Padang, which claimed 22 lives. Three other people are still missing.

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

The two victims found on Monday 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 three missing people were found.

The three have been identified as Adek, 25; Agung, 4; and Dedep, 15. Adek and Agung are the children of Nasir, whose lost most of his family to the landslide.

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.