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Thu, 12/18/2008 - 16:43
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LANDSLIDE DESTROYS THREE BUILDINGS IN KEDIRI
Kediri, East Java, Dec. 18 (ANTARA) - A landslide destroyed three buildings at Jugo village, Mojo sub district, Kediri district, forcing tens of residents to flee to safer places late Wednesday.
The destroyed buildings were a meeting hall, a house and a shop, Kar, the owner of the collapsed house, said here on Thursday.
There were no casualties in the disaster but it caused the local community a material loss of millions of rupiahs, he said.
Incessant downpours falling in the hilly area on Wednesday afternoon until late at night loosened the bulk of a 75-meter-high hill, creating the landslide.
"When it happened, I and my family were at home. When we heard a loud noise, we immediately rushed out of the house to save ourselves," he said.
Some 45 residents living near the landslide-hit area decided to evacuate to safer areas because they feared more landslides would happen.
The landslide also buried a 75-meter-stretch of road, cut off land transportation and caused a power blackout.
"We have reported the disaster to the district administration, and for time being local residents will help clean up the mud," Eko Cahyono, Mojo sub district head, said.
The destroyed buildings were a meeting hall, a house and a shop, Kar, the owner of the collapsed house, said here on Thursday.
There were no casualties in the disaster but it caused the local community a material loss of millions of rupiahs, he said.
Incessant downpours falling in the hilly area on Wednesday afternoon until late at night loosened the bulk of a 75-meter-high hill, creating the landslide.
"When it happened, I and my family were at home. When we heard a loud noise, we immediately rushed out of the house to save ourselves," he said.
Some 45 residents living near the landslide-hit area decided to evacuate to safer areas because they feared more landslides would happen.
The landslide also buried a 75-meter-stretch of road, cut off land transportation and caused a power blackout.
"We have reported the disaster to the district administration, and for time being local residents will help clean up the mud," Eko Cahyono, Mojo sub district head, said.
