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Indonesian soldiers and rescue workers carry casualties to a helicopter for evacuation in the village of Kemiri near the town of Jember, in east Java province, January 4. (Xinhua/AFP)

    JAKARTA, Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- A rain-triggered massive landslide swept through a village in the Indonesian province of Central Java just before dawn Wednesday, burying more than 100 houses and raising worries that some 200 villagers may die in the disaster.

    "The landslide hit Banjarmangu district in Banjarnegara regency at 03:00 a.m. At least four neighboring complexes were completely buried by the mud. We worried that some 200 residents were killed by the landslide," Zulaikha, a public relations staff with the local government, told Xinhua over telephone.

    Jakarta-based Metro TV reported at least five bodies have been evacuated from the scene, located some 350 km east of Jakarta. At least 13 people were injured in the disaster.

    "The landslide was massive and unprecedented. We witnessed 102 houses in Cijeruk village completely buried by the landslide," local government official Cipto Hartono told the television.

    "We estimated about 2,000 cubic meters of soil have swept through the area. It is unbelievable because the landslide had rolled down two kilometers before reaching the village," he added.

    Most of the victims were buried when they were asleep or performing the pre-dawn Muslim prayer.

    Hartono said heavy machines have been sent to the area for evacuation work.

    Local authorities deployed a joint evacuation team comprising 150 soldiers and police officers.

    Earlier on Monday, two days of torrential rain sent a flash flood and unleashed a landslide in the East Java town of Jember, leaving at least 60 people dead. Enditem