Cracks in the Ground at Mount Wilis

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A dog is used to help search for victims of a landslide in Kepel village, Ngetos district, Nganjuk regency, East Java, on Tuesday (11/4). Five people were declared missing in the landslide, which took place on Sunday.

PONOROGO, KOMPAS — Some cracks in the ground on Mount Wilis in East Java still pose threats to residents living on its slopes, mainly in the regencies of Ponorogo, Kediri and Nganjuk.

There is a crack 90 meters long and 40 meters wide in the ground in Talun village, Ngebel district, Ponorogo. The crack caused the land to drop four meters.