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1st LD: Landslide kills 1, wounds 3 in western Indonesia

Xinhua, September 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

One person was killed and three others injured after landslides hit West Java province of western Indonesia on Wednesday, according to a disaster agency official.

The disaster took place at Cibogor village of Bogor district after the area was hit by heavy downpours, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency told Xinhua via phone.

One out of the three wounded is suffering serious injury, he said.

All the victims have been rushed to a nearby hospital, Sutopo said.

Indonesia is frequently hit by flood and landslide during heavy rain season. Enditem