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View all search resultsLandslides claim 248 lives in 2014: BNPB
Landslides in 2014 have claimed the lives of at least 248 people, according to National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho
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andslides in 2014 have claimed the lives of at least 248 people, according to National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
"Tentative data shows that 248 people have been killed due to landslides this year," Nugroho said in a statement sent to Antara in Jakarta on Sunday.
He pointed out that landslides occurred every year in Indonesia, where around 40.9 million people were at risk.
"The latest deadly landslide in Banjarnegara should have alerted us to pay more attention to [the possibility of] a similar disaster," Nugroho remarked, adding that population increases, degradation of the environment, and more extreme rainfall had increased the risk of landslides.
He pointed out that many areas in West Java, Central Java, and East Java were vulnerable to landslides every year.
According to him, the areas prone to landslides are Bogor, Sukabumi, Cianjur, Garut, Bandung, and Tasikmalaya in West Java; Purbalingga, Banjarnegara, Karanganyar, Wonosobo, Temanggung, Cilacap, Grobogan, Pemalang, Brebes, and Pekalongan in Central Java; and Pacitan, Ponorogo, Malang, and Jember in East Java. (hhr)(++++)
