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View all search resultsLandslide kills four in N. Sumatra
Four people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rain at Paris beach, a bathing tourism site in Nagori Tiga Ras, Dolok Pardamean district, Simalungun regency, North Sumatra, on Saturday evening
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our people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rain at Paris beach, a bathing tourism site in Nagori Tiga Ras, Dolok Pardamean district, Simalungun regency, North Sumatra, on Saturday evening.
According to several witnesses, the landslide in Nagori Tiga Ras occurred amid heavy rainfall at around 11 p.m. local time.
Tagor Damanik, one of the witnesses, said rains had also been hammering the area prior to the incident. He reported hearing a thundering sound come from Paris beach, which is located only 50 meters away from his home.
'We found four people were dead, buried by the landslide. Two victims were a husband and wife who own a small shop on the beach, while the remaining two were tourists,' said Tagor on Sunday.
The victims are Fiencensius Saragih, 40, and her husband stall owner Romauli Manik, 40, and two visitors, Edi Simarmata, 28, and Lisna Uli Damanik, 24.
Simalungun Police precinct chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Andi Syariful Taufik said the incident occurred when retaining walls built to prevent landslides collapsed due to heavy rain, burying seven small cabins at the bathing site.
'The shop's owners were inside one of the cabins and the two tourists were in another,' Andi said Sunday.
Assisted by local residents, police officers carried out a search and rescue and found the victims' bodies at 1:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of North Sumatra has warned residents to be on high alert for flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall in November.
'In November, rainfall intensity in northern Sumatra has been exceptionally high due to increasing sea surface temperatures,' said BMKG head Hendra Suwarta. (ebf)
