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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Rescue team here on Sunday found four more bodies from the site of the last Tuesday`s landslide in Dewata tea plantation, Bandung district, making the number of casualties totalled 33 people so far.

Dendi, an officer from the rescue team, said here on Sunday the four bodies were found at around 14.00-15.00 Western Indonesian standard time (WIB).

The victims were found buried under the landslide at the depth of four meters. The rescue team lifted up the bodies from the location by using heavy equipment and manually.

Information obtained from chief of the Regional Disaster Management Agency, Udjwala Prana Sigit said, the missing people suspected to be the victims of the landslide reached 45 people, consisting of 12 men, 21 women and 12 children.

With 33 bodies found, the number of people who still remained missing under the avalanche reached 12. (*)

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