Indonesian dam burst toll rises
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by admin in Blog News
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Soldiers and police begin to dig through the debris At least 77 people are now known to have been killed when a dam burst near the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Rescue workers have resumed searching for more than 100 people feared missing after about 400 homes were deluged in the Tangerang district early on Friday. Visiting the scene, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to help families reconstruct their homes and pledged to rebuild the dam. Residents likened the onrush of water to the impact of a tsunami. Torrents of water mixed with boulders and debris crashed through a 70m (230ft) gash in the dam, sweeping away buildings…
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Indonesian dam burst toll rises
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