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One Missing in Bogor Landslide
Vento Saudale | February 27, 2012

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A woman was missing and feared dead and 10 families lost their homes after a landslide hit Central Bogor subdistrict in West Java on Sunday morning.

The body of Fatimah, 65, has not been recovered. She and her son had been eating at a food stall about 20 meters away from his home in Gudang village when the landslide hit.

“My mother had been ill and she was unable to run after having a stroke five years ago,” said Heri, Fatimah’s son.

He said that he tried to carry his mother but the two were separated by the force of the landslide.

The head of Bogor’s Disaster Response Team (Tagana), Surya Kelana, said Gudang sat at the bottom of a ravine about 20 meters deep.

He said 10 houses were buried and all 32 families in the village were told to leave because heavy rains could trigger more landslides.

“The rain that drenched the area since [Saturday] afternoon caused the topsoil to loosen and slide, falling onto the village below,” he said.

Surya said that as of Sunday afternoon, only Fatimah had been reported missing.

Lt. Col. Sinyo, commander of the local military base, said soldiers had been deployed to the scene to assist in the recovery efforts. “We have sent 60 soldiers to locate the victims and assist survivors,” he said.

Sinyo said the steepness of the terrain and the vast amount of soil burying the houses would make the search and rescue efforts difficult.

A total of 79 residents have been moved to shelters.

“We have provided the victims with food and shelter by erecting tents and emergency medical units,” Sinyo said.

It was the second deadly landslide to hit Bogor in the last five days. A 70-year-old man was killed in Lebak Kantin village last Wednesday.