2 die as landslide, flash floods strike Garut

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 05/07/2011


Two died on Friday evening as a landslide struck Cikelet district in the West Java town of Garut, while seven others remain missing.
Cikelet district head Rosidin said Saturday the first victim was elderly while the second was a baby.
He said five residents of Kertamukti village and two residents of Cigadog village remained missing after the landslide, which disrupted power supplies in the area, caused blackouts and blocked road access.
“The blocked roads are hampering the evacuation,” Rosidin said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
The landslide was triggered by heavy rain, which also caused flash floods in four Garut districts: Cibalong, Pameungpeuk, Cikelet and Cisompet.
At least 277 houses were reportedly inundated by the flooding, while five homes were washed away. Thousands of people have been evacuated to shelters.

Two died on Friday evening as a landslide struck Cikelet district in the West Java town of Garut, while seven others remain missing.

Cikelet district head Rosidin said Saturday the first victim was elderly while the second was a baby.

He said five residents of Kertamukti village and two residents of Cigadog village remained missing after the landslide, which disrupted power supplies in the area, caused blackouts and blocked road access.

“The blocked roads are hampering the evacuation,” Rosidin said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

The landslide was triggered by heavy rain, which also caused flash floods in four Garut districts: Cibalong, Pameungpeuk, Cikelet and Cisompet.

At least 277 houses were reportedly inundated by the flooding, while five homes were washed away. Thousands of people have been evacuated to shelters.