Pasir Panjang (Indonesia)

Pasirpanjang is a village in Brebes, Indonesia. It is located at the foot of a mountain.[1]

2018 landslide

In February 2018 the village was struck by a large channelised landslide which killed eighteen people who were in the streets and working in mountainside fields. Seven bodies were never recovered.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Seven still missing as rescuers stop search for landslide victims". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Planets Labs imagery of the Pasir Panjang landslide in Indonesia". The Landslide Blog. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-04-13.


Coordinates: 2°40′N 98°00′E / 2.667°N 98.000°E / 2.667; 98.000

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