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Burst Jakarta Dam Kills 50

'Mini-tsunami' destroys sleeping neighborhood

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(Newser) – At least 50 people were killed today when a Jakarta dam burst, unleashing a 10-foot-high "mini-tsunami" that destroyed a neighborhood, reports the Times of London. The dam burst before dawn as people slept. The toll is expected to soar as more bodies are discovered. One neighbor recalled how she was startled awake seconds before the disaster. "I could hear a banging on the door, and I thought, 'Who's there?' It turned out to be the water," she said.

Indonesian men weep as they carry the body of a relative who was killed by flash flood after dam burst in Jakarta today.
Indonesian men weep as they carry the body of a relative who was killed by flash flood after dam burst in Jakarta today.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Rescue workers stand near a car swept away by flash flood after dam burst in Jakarta, Indonesia, today.
Rescue workers stand near a car swept away by flash flood after dam burst in Jakarta, Indonesia, today.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
A damaged mosque teeters over the water today after a dam burst in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least 50 people.
A damaged mosque teeters over the water today after a dam burst in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least 50 people.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Stunned residents stand near a Jakarta dam that burst before dawn today.
Stunned residents stand near a Jakarta dam that burst before dawn today.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Residents wade through floodwaters caused by a damthat burst in Jakarta today, killing at least 50 people.
Residents wade through floodwaters caused by a damthat burst in Jakarta today, killing at least 50 people.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Residents gather at a neighborhood destroyed by a flash flood after dam burst in Jakarta today.
Residents gather at a neighborhood destroyed by a flash flood after dam burst in Jakarta today.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Stunned residents stand near a burst dam in Jakarta, Indonesia, that killed at least 50 neighbors.
Stunned residents stand near a burst dam in Jakarta, Indonesia, that killed at least 50 neighbors.   (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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