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February 26, 2007

Cube 42 in Jakarta

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An Indonesian passenger ferry, which got caught fires last week, kenterte on Sunday, during accident researchers and - journalist the charred container controlled, in and leaves three different, which miss, a witness killed and said central report. The accident arose hour after authorities announced that the death delivery of the flame of Thursday to 42 had climbed at least after Fischer and naval officers sea pulled more corpses of the Java. The expenditure-feasted Wreckage was close gate of Jakarta, when it suddenly registered and sank to a side, witnesses explained local television set and the radio dragged and fastened and added that a cameraman had drowned, while other one was missing and to two a police. „It happened so fast, “second lieutenant. Split Hendra Pakan explained the connected pressure.

Indonesia column ferry accident search effort

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The rescuers, who follow a deadly ferry fire after the victims search, concentrated Monday on two different places of assembly, after the charred container suddenly sank with researchers on board. Flames used the Levina I on Thursday and killed at least 42 people, if approx. 100 calm thought of the output accident misses. Listing the wreck was dragged the north into a position away by Tanjung Priok, of Jakarta, but sank on Sunday. A television cameraman died in the hospital, which follows the event. Two researchers and a reporter, who on board were, are missing. , At least 44 rescuers said navy of official HauptJohannes, Tanjung Priok of the port of the navy, which tried search and the rescue agency and the haven police to locate the three people. He said that four boats had been unfolded, in order to support in the search, which takes place around seven miles northeast of Tanjung Priok. Speaking about the enterprise at the place of assembly of the original fire, he added ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: „For the search of the victims of the ferry fire, at least five ships are unfolded. „The search continues, to be directed toward the water east, that the ferry had burned. “But the estimations it suggests the accurate number people on the ship, when she got caught unclear fires the Remains, that it was more than 350. Approximately 250 was saved, most, after one had jumped into the sea. However rescuer fear many passengers on the burning ship can have been included. Up to now 42 bodies were recovered from the output tragedy. The government already recalled the permission of the ferry operator for explaining fewer passengers on its obvious, than it really carried. Police held back the jumping over device and first the officer of the container on distrust of the carelessness and delivering of the wrong explanations in the official documents. The Tanjung Priok more harbourmaster was also shifted. It confronts to far asking possible excessive carelessness for leaving the boat to go to guarantee without the number passengers and the quantity of the charge brought together on board the obvious. A new flooding of air, sea and rail accidents in Indonesia was blamed on the loose execution of security regulations, bad maintenance and the lack of investment in the transportation infrastructure. Ferries are a crucial connection between the islands of the archipelago nation 17,000 and transport frequently more people than officially confirmed.

Ferry tubs, cameraman cubes

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An Indonesian ferry, which got caught fires last week, at least 42 people killing, sank on Sunday as officials and journalists on board, who are in disorder-mixed for security. At least three people were missing to Jakarta, away witnesses and from Indonesian means, after the event away away which were said. Lativi television said that one of its camera men had been killed. The Levina was I on its way to the Bangka island away by Sumatra packed with hundreds people, as it fires soon after dawn on Thursday of 80 kilometers (50 miles) Tanjung Priok Jakarta of the gate got caught. On Saturday the hull verse-confined was dragged and set to one point approximately six to 10 miles (10 to 16 kilometers) by the main gate in Jakarta at the anchor, avowed second lieutenant Colonels Hendra Pakan, Wortführer of the Indonesian western fleet of the navy, Reuters. „You at the time one had fastened, but it tilted on a side, “said it. More than 10 people — judicial police, transportation security an official and journalist — the ship on Sunday had switched, as it began to sink, said central report. ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT „life jackets were given to uniting us, but others did not carry (them). Three people were not found, and two people are in critical state, “SCTV reporter Agus Faisal Karim mentioned surplus its own broadcasting station. „We are safe, we are not hurt, but all we shifted in panic. Some from us were in the water for a long time, “it added. Condition press agency Antara set the number of missing with five, a journalist, two transportation security an official and personnel with two for the judicial police, and said three others one had hospitalized. The well-known death delivery from the original accident had jumped from 20 to 42 on Sunday. „Fischer 21 bodies found today, to “Panji Nirwana of the national search and the rescue agency avowed Reuters. Rescuers found later further body, another search and rescue officials said. Naval rescue crew head Colonel Didin Zainal Abidin avowed Reuters for search more victims and survivors of accident of Thursday continued. Approximately admits 300 of those, which on board were, to have survived, but how many still missed, it became cloudy in the disorder, because a number of passengers on the obvious official were apparent not registered. Early on the weekend, nine naval ships and two helicopters were reported into the search with to be included. Some estimate notches of the passengers could a missing still based its on statements of the individuals, who say that them used on the ferry had. Some people could have been also stored without their rescue, which was noted. It is on general for ferries in Indonesia for people for Sneak, or bribe crew left it on for smaller than the price, to a map and meant its names, does not explain not on the obvious official. Introductory discoveries suggest the fire, which is begun in a truck, to the inflammable chemical charge on the untereren platform transported. Many passengers hurled themselves away of flaming 27 a yearly Japanese-arranged containers into the sea, in order to escape the flames and the withering heat. Ferries are a popular means of transport under the 17,000 islands of Indonesia, in those sea-connections inexpensive and existing than Luftverkehrslinien of being. But security standard and accidents are not always exclusively forced to step rather frequently up.

February 6, 2007

Two killed, four that lacked after collapse in Banten

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The collapse in the regency of Pandeglang, province early Tuesday of Banten at least killed two people and four others still were suspected buried by the mud. The residents of districto of Cadasari found to two bodies of the people killed in 5 mornings Tuesday and still they looked for four other residents, that still lacked, agency of the news of Antara disclosed Tuesday. The incident happened after heavy rains from Monday also caused to 13 other wounded residents. Spokesman of adjustable the Comr police of Banten. Aminudin confirmed the incident, to say that the police officials have assembled residents to look for other victims, that still they were suspected buried by the collapse. The collapses also happened in diverse places in the regency of Bogor, Java of the west. At least 20 houses were removed flashes after collapse in districto of Jonggol.

The toll of the death raises to 36 in greater floods of Jakarta, the police says

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The tolls of the death of the victims of the flood in Jakarta and its environs have raised to 36 so many areas still inundated in the fifth days of the enormous flood, that also damaged houses, the characteristics and the infrastructures of the city, a police official say. “Another person in Tangerang still is lacking,” spokesman of Mr. of the police of Jakarta. Comr. Yoga Ana de Ketut Untung was quoted by the agency of the news of Antara like saying. That people were dead due to the short cuts of the electricity, sinking, dragged by currents, and flood-related disease

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