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Deadly landfill collapse exposes Jakarta’s decades-long waste mismanagement
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Indonesian rescuers carrying away the body of a victim from the site of the collapse at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on March 9.
PHOTO: REUTERS
JAKARTA – At least seven people died when a massive landslide tore through Bantar Gebang, Indonesia’s largest landfill, following hours of heavy rain on March 8, exposing the deadly consequences of Jakarta’s chronic waste mismanagement.
The collapse affected Zone 4 of the 110ha site, sending seven garbage trucks tumbling and trapping eight drivers and five residents under tonnes of waste, according to the Jakarta Environment Agency.
