Two die in landslide

Tue, 02 Sep 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: A landslide killed at least two
people and seriously injured another Sunday in Sinanjer Clapar
village, Banjarnegara regency.

The three and several other residents were digging on the
slope of a hill when the soil suddenly collapsed, Junaidi, a
witness, was quoted by Antara as saying yesterday.

Junaidi said they were digging up the hill to use the dirt to
build a road linking their homes to a nearby mosque.

"It happened so fast that some of us could not escape," said
another villager, Hasan. (swe)

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