Guest guest Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Tuesday, 3 January 2006, 11:24 GMT Dozens killed in Indonesia floods Rescue workers in Indonesia are searching for survivors after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 57 people. Government officials said they feared the death toll in East Java could rise further, as a number of people were still reported missing. Thousands of people near Jember, 800km (500 miles) east of Jakarta, are thought to have been made homeless. Continued flooding has been hampering rescue efforts, emergency crew say. Weather delays Thirty-six hours after the floods hit, police, soldiers, villagers and volunteers are still pulling bodies from the sludge and wreckage. The deluge hit when a river burst its banks after days of heavy rain, triggering landslides that buried hundreds of houses. Officials say that more than 2,500 buildings have been destroyed, and they expect to find more bodies as the debris is cleared. According to Tim Johnston in Jakarta, thousands of people have taken refuge on higher ground and, fearful of further flooding, are too frightened to go back down to their houses. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4576594.stm Dasha: Mo/Sa/Ke/Sa/Ke satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.11/219 - Release 02.01.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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