Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:58:36 +0500 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:58:36 +0500 60 Indonesia says 7 killed in landfill collapse as rescue operation ends https://english.aaj.tv/news/330454101/indonesia-says-7-killed-in-landfill-collapse-as-rescue-operation-ends <p><strong>Indonesian authorities have ended rescue operations at a landfill collapse that killed ​seven people as all those who ‌were at the site have been accounted for, an official said on Tuesday.</strong></p> <p>A mountain of garbage collapsed on Sunday at the Bantargebang landfill, the largest in the country, after ⁠heavy rains.</p> <p>Rescuers wrapped up the search ​operation at the site on the outskirts of ​Jakarta, after finding the last of seven victims buried in the landfill, said Desiana Kartika Bahari, head ​of the local rescue agency. Six people ​survived the incident.</p> <p>On Monday, the agency had said that four ‌people ⁠were killed, four had survived, and five were still missing.</p> <p>“We received information from police that two among those missing were safe ​and had returned ​to ⁠their homes,” Bahari said.</p> <p>The casualties were truck drivers and owners of ​food stalls at the landfill site, ​she ⁠said.</p> <p>More than 200 rescuers used excavators and thermal drones to find the victims during the ⁠search ​operation.</p> <p>Bantargebang covers about 110 hectares and receives 6,500 to 7,000 tons of waste every day.</p> Indonesian authorities have ended rescue operations at a landfill collapse that killed ​seven people as all those who ‌were at the site have been accounted for, an official said on Tuesday.

A mountain of garbage collapsed on Sunday at the Bantargebang landfill, the largest in the country, after ⁠heavy rains.

Rescuers wrapped up the search ​operation at the site on the outskirts of ​Jakarta, after finding the last of seven victims buried in the landfill, said Desiana Kartika Bahari, head ​of the local rescue agency. Six people ​survived the incident.

On Monday, the agency had said that four ‌people ⁠were killed, four had survived, and five were still missing.

“We received information from police that two among those missing were safe ​and had returned ​to ⁠their homes,” Bahari said.

The casualties were truck drivers and owners of ​food stalls at the landfill site, ​she ⁠said.

More than 200 rescuers used excavators and thermal drones to find the victims during the ⁠search ​operation.

Bantargebang covers about 110 hectares and receives 6,500 to 7,000 tons of waste every day.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330454101 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:47:55 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) A drone view shows excavators operating amid garbage at the site of collapse at the Bantar Gebang landfill during a rescue operation in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. – Reuters