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4th LD Writethru : 12 killed in landslide in West Java Indonesia

Xinhua, March 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

Rescuers have found 12 bodies after a landslide hit West Java of Indonesia on Saturday night, official said on Sunday.

Heavy downpours triggered collapse of a hill in Tegal Panjang village of Sukabumi district at 22:30 p.m. Jakarta time Saturday ( 1530 GMT) and buried 11 houses, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency.

With the discovery of all the victims the searching operation terminated, he said.

Soldiers, volunteers and police were involved in the operation, according to him.

"All the 12 bodies have been found," he told Xinhua by phone.

The landslide also buried a road and as many as 300 people were fleeing homes and taking shelters, he said.

Landslide is frequent in Indonesia during heavy downpours. Endi