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View all search resultsGovt to bring home RI's landslide dead
The government is assisting with repatriating the bodies of three Indonesians killed in a flash flood and landslide in Pahang, Malaysia, on Friday, the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has stated
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he government is assisting with repatriating the bodies of three Indonesians killed in a flash flood and landslide in Pahang, Malaysia, on Friday, the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has stated.
The body of one of the victims, Hanipan, 40, would be flown to Surabaya, East Java, via Jakarta, late on Saturday, according to the embassy's statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Saturday.
Hanipan's wife, Sunami, who survived the incident, was unable to immediately fly to Surabaya because she was an undocumented migrant. Sunami was temporarily sheltered at the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur pending the issuance of an exit permit, the statement said.
The other two victims are a couple identified as Suwalis, 41, and Yunita, 40, from Jember, East Java, according to the embassy.
'The bodies of Suwalis and Yunita are temporarily stored at a hospital in the Cameron Highlands, pending the identification of their family members in Jember,' it stated.
A flash flood and landslide hit the Cameron Highlands in Pahang following prolonged torrential rain on Friday. Five were killed, including the three Indonesians. All the victims were reportedly workers in the area. Similar incidents occurred in the area last year, affecting around 200 Indonesians, according to the embassy.
The Cameron Highlands are home to around 1,000 Indonesians, mostly agricultural workers. Many live in makeshift houses along the river and are thus vulnerable to floods.
