A landslide hit Cimangu hamlet in Padajaya village, Cikalongkulon sub-district, West Java district of Cianjur on Saturday, burying four houses. Tens of families rescued themselves to safe places, such as schools and mosques, some local residents told ANTARA. The landslide, which also threatened 52 other houses in the village, occurred following a few hours of heavy rainfall on Friday. The prolonged torrential rainfall had made the village's cliff soil unstable. As a result, the landslide occurred on Saturday, destroying four houses, the local residents said. Despite the absence of reported fatalities, lots of families were afraid of returning home. The heavy rain still showered the Padajaya village area on Saturday so that the displaced families, whose houses were vulnerable to unpredictable landslides, kept staying at the temporary shelters. For security reason, the village's schools were also temporarily closed. This Saturday's landslide has reminded the Cianjur district's people of the March 11's deadly landslide. At that time, the landslide that hit Ciawitali hamlet, Sukamekar village, Sukanagara sub-district, Cianjur district, destroyed five houses and killed 10 people. Over the past few days, heavy rain kept showering various parts of West Java Province, including Bogor and Bandung, causing floods in some areas.
