The Situ Gintung Dam Burst

Photos from the Situ Gintung tragedy site taken at March 27, 2009.

This is taken from inside a house in housing unit RT. 4. This housing unit have the most casualties from the other units even though it is prety far from the dam, but resided near the burst's streams. The water caused a big hole on the front side and back side of the house. The inhabitants looks like they never reach out of the house judging by how that sliding lock on the door still in a locked position.

This is taken from on the surroundings of housing unit RT. 4. These mens are from the armies and searching for bodies around the houses. I thought these guys already used to this situations as they in the military, but to my surprises, I heard a lots of 'oh my god', or 'unbelievable' wordssoftly spoken by them.

This is taken from on the surroundings of housing unit RT. 4. This old man was sitting at the top of his roof, along with salvaged stuffs that he could save. But the owner of the little pink bicycle has not been found at that time while his son already found dead.

This was taken from on the surroundings of housing unit RT. 4. With my big camera and long lens, she and other victims thought that I am a journalist.

This is taken from on the surroundings of housing unit RT. 1. This housing unit is the most close to the dam. The wall that coverd this house has long gone since the morning and leaving this rooms exposed. The reports I heard is that there are no casualties from this housing unit since they had evacuated on the night before it was happened.

The list of casualties. That time it was still about 40. On the night of the same day, it was about 60. Now it's over 90 victims died from the tragedy while about 100 is still missing.

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