The Jakarta Post , Cianjur, West Java | Thu, 09/03/2009 10:08 AM | National
Ten people were killed and 41 others are still missing in a small village in Cianjur regency after a 7.3-magnitude quake shook the southern part of West Java on Wednesday afternoon.
Apudin, 61, a resident of Cikangkareng village, said he had been walking along the kampung alley when he had witnessed the earthquake cause a hill facing one of the village's neighborhoods slide in less than three minutes.
"It happened very fast. We were all too panicked to save our lives," he told The Jakarta Post Thursday.
More than a dozen houses and a mosque are currently buried under rocks and soil from the landslide.
Agus Ibro, 34, a resident who manages the evacuation of the earthquake victims, said it was quite hard for the residents to locate more bodies on Wednesday since they had run the evacuation manually.
"Two excavators are reportedly heading to this place, we hope we can find more bodies today," he said.
Among the victims, according to Agus, was head of the community unit in the neighborhood.
"We only found his left leg, but his family has confirmed that it was his leg," he said
This morning, the residents, helped by officers from the army and local red-cross, will continue the evacuation. (hwa)
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