TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Landslide hit Penungkulan village in Gebang district, Purworejo regency, Central Java, on Friday evening (5/2).
The official Twitter account of Purworejo Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that at least three houses were hit by the landside, burying seven people, namely Amat Sarengat (80), Salimah (60), Triyanto (9), Sumini (80), Suprapti (45), Fitri (16), and Erni Yulianti (8).
Purworejo BPDB also reported that two of them have been found dead so far. They are Suprapti and Yulianti and the rest remains unknown.
The landslide was allegedly caused by the heavy rain that battered Purworejo since Friday.
A joint evacuation team from BPBD, the search and rescue team, the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), and the Indonesian National Police has been deployed to the disaster site.
The evacuation process proceeded slowly due to the bad weather.
GHOIDA RAHMAH
