Antara News, Wednesday, November 24, 2010 17:07 WIB
Ngamprah, W Java (ANTARA News) - A landslide damaged four houses in Sariwangi village, Ngamprah subdistrict, Bandung Barat district, West Java, on Tuesday night, killing a local resident.
The dead victim was identified as Ayub Nurendah alias Endang, 25. His body was found catching on a tree on Wednesday at 06.00 AM local time, a local military officer, Captain Roedi, said.
Endang, 25,was with Dadang Jumhana inside a house that he rented from Gandi but Jumhana could rush out the house in time while Endang failed to escape when a ten-meter-high cliff behind the house suddenly collapsed on Tuesday at 08.00 PM, he said.
Shortly after being found on Wednesday morning, Endang`s body was then brought to Hasan Sadikin general hospital in Bandung city for postmortem checks, he said.
"We have been cleaning the landslide materials covering the village`s road to get access to the four damaged houses," he said.
To support the rescue and cleaning activities, Captain Roedi said about 100 people were involved.
Last February, a deadly landslide also hit a plantation area in West Java.
The natural disaster that occurred inside PT Chakra`s tea plantation area in Tenjolaya village, Pasirjambu subdistrict, killed tens of people.
Among the discovered bodies were three infants and 17 women.
Certain parts of West Java province remain vulnerable to landslides.
Last October, 50-meter-long section of Ciganea-Sukatani rail track was buried by landslide materials, paralyzing flows of Argo Parahyangan train serving Bandung-Jakarta routes.
The landslide with the height of three up to five meters hit the rail track of Pasiripis block in Mekargalih village, Jatiluhur sub-district following several hours of heavy rainfalls.
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