LANDSLIDE KILLS TWO IN PADANGPANJANG

Padang, West Sumatra province, Oct. 18 (ANTARA) - A landslide, which occurred at Silaing Kariang, Padangpanjang, on Saturday at around 9 pm local time, killed two persons, according to a rescue team member.

The two fatalities were identified as Salman (41) and his wife, Jayendrawati (40), Hanter, a member of the Search and Rescue Team, told ANTARA on Sunday.

The couple and his driver identified as Yul (39) were inside an Avanza car when they were hit by the landslide. Yul survived in the disaster but he was injured and later rushed to a nearby hospital.

"Their driver, Yul, survived, but he was seriously injured and the SAR team immediately took him to Padang Pariaman hospital," Hanter said.

Yul was seriously injured and given intensive medial treatment at the hospital. He had been carried away by the landslide and later was found by the SAR team around 500 meters away from his Avanza car, Hanter said.

The SAR team assisted by several police and fire brigade personnel, rescued 13 survivors at Silaing Karing, PadangPanjang.

"Some of the survivors are currently being hospitalized and some others have been allowed to go home," he said.

Last September 30, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated in West Sumatra Province and killed at least 1,115 people.

Of the dead bodies, 675 were found in Padang Pariaman regency, and 313 in Padang city, the West Sumatra Disaster Response Center in Padang said Tuesday night.