Dozens feared dead in Indonesian landslide
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Fears are held for dozens of people missing after a landslide in Java. [ABC]
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Rescuers say hopes are fading for more than 60 people missing after a landslide struck south of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, killing at least seven people.
West Java police spokesman Dade Ahmad says the landslide is very deep and the chance of pulling out victims alive is slim.
Heavy rains triggered the landslide in Bandung district, and efforts to reach the victims are hampered by roads cut by the landslide.
About 500 rescuers, including officers from the Brimob special police force, are searching for victims buried on the tea plantation near Ciwidey village, about 35 kilometres southwest of Bandung city.
Fifty houses were also buried.
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