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Five More Bodies Found In Wonosobo
December 20, 2011

Residents look inside a buried car on Monday, a day after a landslide struck Tieng village in Wonosobo, Central Java. Heavy rains triggered a flash flood that swept away 13 houses, claimed at least six lives, left five people missing and displaced hundreds more. (JG Photo/Arisandria) Residents look inside a buried car on Monday, a day after a landslide struck Tieng village in Wonosobo, Central Java. Heavy rains triggered a flash flood that swept away 13 houses, claimed at least six lives, left five people missing and displaced hundreds more. (JG Photo/Arisandria)
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Five more bodies were found from the Wonosobo landslide in Central Java on Tuesday.

According to an officer from the Banjarnegara Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Andri Sulistyo, two male victims were found in the Mrica Reservoir.

Three other victims were found by locals floating in the Mrican Dam. The bodies were damaged and are still being identified.

The five bodies were immediately taken to the Kejajar Hospital in Wonosobo to be identified by the Central Java Police Forensic team.

A member of the Central Java National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Aris Triyono, said a part of a foot was also found in the dam.

The Basarnas team is searching for more victims.

The landslide that occurred on Sunday in Tieng Village, Wonosobo, Central Java severely damaged 26 houses and a community building. Thirteen homes were swept away.

Antara