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1st LD: Landslide kills 4 in Indonesia

Xinhua, November 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Landslide struck West Java province of Indonesia, killing four people, an official from a local disaster agency said Tuesday.

The four victims were found inside a vehicle which was hit by landslide and fell into a ravine in Cikahuripan village of Bandung district, Usep Suhala, a senior official of the provincial disaster agency told Xinhua via phone from the district.

"Four people were killed in the incident," Suhala said.

West Java province has been hit by floods and landslides these days due to heavy downpours, according to the national disaster agency.

Over 6,000 people have been internally displaced with nearly 6,000 houses, mosques and school buildings submerged, it said. Enditem