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| Dozens buried in Java landslides | |
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| Several dozen people have been have buried in landslides in central Java in Indonesia after hours of heavy rain. | |
| Casualty figures are unclear, but one local official said at least 51 people had perished, and "the numbers could still rise". | |
| Rescue workers and police are struggling to reach the affected areas as roads are cut off. | Rescue workers and police are struggling to reach the affected areas as roads are cut off. |
| Heavy rains regularly cause landslides and flash floods in Indonesia. Many experts say deforestation is to blame. | Heavy rains regularly cause landslides and flash floods in Indonesia. Many experts say deforestation is to blame. |
| Floods rose up across the island on Wednesday following seasonal rains and high tides. | |
| Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes to seek shelter. | |
| Television pictures showed people wading through chest-high water, clutching their belongings above their heads. | |
| Landslides struck several areas, including the Tawangmangu area of Central Java, in Karanganyar district, and further south in Wonogiri. | |
| A provincial official said the landslides were the worst to hit the region in quarter of a century. | |
| "The landslides took us by surprise. This is the first time in the last 25 years anything of this scale occurred here in Central Java," the official, Julianto, was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. | |
| "It is difficult for any help to reach the area, so the local teams are left on their own," he added. |