Landslide kills 3 in Indonesia

Three residents were killed after being trapped in three houses following a landslide and hoards of garbage that buried them here early Sunday, Kudamati village chief has said. The fatalities were identified as Noor Nirahuwa (51) and her grandchild, Putri Nirahua (8) and Evy Karual, the Kudamati village chief, Herman Tetelepta, was quoted by Indonesian News Agency (Antara) as saying, adding that the accident occurred at 2.50 am Sunday following heavy rain. The dead victims and another one who was found alive were evacuated to dr. M. Haulussy general hospital, he said. Meanwhile, Search and Rescue (SAR) team has yet to find other three persons buried under the landslide at the Batu Gantung area of Kudamati village, Nusaniwe sub-district, Herman said. "The SAR team sought the victims slowly because they were trapped in three houses buried under the hoards of garbage," Herman said.