Saudi- Death Toll from Indonesian Landslide Rises to Seven 13 Missing
Date
2/23/2018 8:36:04 AM
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Jakarta, Jumada II 7, 1439, Feb 23, 2018, SPA -- The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia's Central Java province rose to seven on Friday, with 13 others listed as still missing, an official said.
A torrent of mud from a hill buried farmers who were working in their fields in Brebes district on Thursday, following days of heavy rain, dpa reported.
Fourteen were injured, but only five remained in hospital, said Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency. About 600 people were involved in the search for the missing, he said.
--SPA
15:14 LOCAL TIME 12:14 GMT
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