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Landslides kill 11, injure 18 in Indonesia’s West Java
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Landslides kill 11, injure 18 in Indonesia’s West Java

Rescuers among victims as landslides triggered by heavy rains bury homes in Cihanjuang village.

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Two landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 11 people and injured 18 others in western Indonesia, according to officials.

The landslides at Cihanjuang village in West Java, about 150km (95 miles) southeast of the capital, Jakarta, took place at 4pm (09:00 GMT) and 7:30pm (12:30 GMT) on Saturday, a spokesman for the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) said in a statement on Sunday.