A LANDSLIDE CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN ON INDONESIA'S SULAWESI ISLAND HAS KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE, WHILE ANOTHER 15 ARE MISSING, AN OFFICIAL SAID ON TUESDAY. THE LANDSLIDE IN SOUTH SULAWESI'S SINJAI REGENCY OCCURRED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, ABDUL GANI, A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AT THE SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICE IN MAKASSAR SAID BY TELEPHONE. "THE LANDSLIDE HAS CAUSED SEVEN PEOPLE TO DIE. FIFTEEN OTHERS ARE MISSING," GANI WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY REUTERS. HE SAID TWO DAYS OF RAIN CAUSED THE LANDSLIDE AS WELL AS FLOODING IN SEVERAL REGENCIES IN SOUTH SULAWESI PROVINCE. SOUTH SULAWESI CAPITAL MAKASSAR IS 1,400 KM (870 MILES) EAST OF JAKARTA.
