Indonesia Dam Bursts Near Capital, Killing 58

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Source: HuffingtonPost

Torrential rain caused a colonial-era dam to burst outside the Indonesian capital early Friday, sending a wall of muddy water crashing into a densely packed neighborhood and killing at least 58 people.

The flood left scores missing and submerged hundreds of homes. Rescuers used rubber rafts to pluck bodies from streets that were transformed into rivers littered with motorcycles, chairs and other debris.

Officials predicted that the death toll would rise and delivered more than 100 body bags to the scene.

"I'm devastated," said Cholik, 21, crying as he sat next to the body of his 54-year-old mother. His brother-in-law also was killed and his 1-year-old niece was missing...


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1. At least 77 dead, could be more than 100

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.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7969397.s...