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Landslide kills four in Bogor

Following heavy rain, a landslide buried alive four people at Kampong Ampera Bogor, West Java, on Sunday night

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Mon, March 3, 2014 Published on Mar. 3, 2014 Published on 2014-03-03T11:19:28+07:00

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Following heavy rain, a landslide buried alive four people at Kampong Ampera Bogor, West Java, on Sunday night.

The four victims were family members Supian Eman, 30; his wife Supiyah, 27, and children Ihsan, 8, and Lutfi, 5, Antara news agency reported.

Piles of earth buried them, with their house, which is located at the edge of a hill.

Evacuation efforts began at 10 p.m. local time when the body of Supian was found, followed by the others, South Bogor district chief Herry Karnadi said.

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