3 dead, 1 missing, 8 injured following landslides in Indonesia's West Java

JAKARTA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed, one is missing, and eight others were injured after landslides hit Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday afternoon, according to Hadi Rahmat Hardjasasmita, spokesperson for the provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency on Sunday.

Triggered by heavy rainfall, the landslides struck several areas in Bogor Regency at around 6:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, damaging approximately eight houses, Hardjasasmita told Xinhua.

All the injured victims have been transported to a hospital for treatment. The missing person is believed to have been buried under the landslide debris or swept away by the moving soil into a nearby river, the spokesperson added.

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