News_Editor Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Nine killed in Indonesian landslide‎ 2011-04-18 01:30:49 GMT+7 (ICT) EAST JAVA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Nine people were killed and eight others were injured on Sunday after a landslide in Indonesia's East Java province, Antara news agency reported. According to an eyewitness, the accident happened at about 11.30 am local time when the villagers were looking for wood in Pandansari village. He said that a number of stones and soil suddenly fell off a cliff, after the villagers took the firewood on the edge of the Nambaan River, which is just below the steep cliffs. Muji Utomo, one of the Indonesian Red Cross members, said avalanches that fell from the cliff with a height of 80 meters (262.46 feet) buried all the nine villagers. The victims range in age from 21 to 44. All the dead victims have been evacuated at about 03.30 pm local time, and were laid in state in a mosque prior to their burial. -- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-04-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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