
Landslide at Indonesian Landfill Kills Five, Several Missing
At least five people have died and several are missing after a massive pile of trash collapsed at Indonesia's largest landfill due to heavy rains.
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5 die in Indonesia as rubbish mound collapses at largest landfill, several missing
A massive avalanche of garbage at Indonesia’s largest landfill site killed at least five people and left several others missing after heavy overnight rain triggered a rubbish dump collapse, officials said Monday. More than 300 search-and-rescue personnel, using heavy machinery and sniffer dogs, were deployed to the sprawling dump site late on Sunday at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility in Bekasi, a city just outside the capital of Jakarta. Rescuers worked cautiously amid...
By Associated Press
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