Dam Burst in Indonesia Kills at least 58, Many Still Missing

A dam burst in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta has killed at least 58 people and several more remain missing as mud and rain continue to hamper rescue efforts.

Heavy rains in Jakarta resulted in an overflow of the Situ Gintung lake which in turn caused the dam to bust, sending a wall of water up to 13-feet high through the suburb of Cirendeu in the Tangerang district. Homes were swallowed whole as residents struggled to reach higher ground but many were caught sleeping when the flash flood struck around 2:00 a.m. local time.

While 58 bodies have been recovered officials have sent 150 body bags to the scene and that may not be enough as search crews continue to pull bodies from the heavy mud that trapped many of the residents.

The Situ Gintung dam was made of compacted earth that stood 52-feet high and was built in the 1933 by Dutch colonial authorities.

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