Pasirpanjang, Indonesia Explained

Pasirpanjang is a village in Brebes, Central Java, 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.^[2]

References

-7.1278°N 108.8036°W

Notes and References

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