Hell in Purworejo

Severe flooding has brought death and destruction to large areas of Central Java. Over the past two weeks, heavy rains have caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides in Yogyakarta, Cilacap, Purworejo, Banyumas, Purbalingga and Gunung Kidul, leaving more than 100 people dead and thousands of hectares of farmland destroyed.

Worst hit was Purworejo, where at least 56 people were killed and hundreds injured in two massive landslides that

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