A footbridge packed with tourists broke at a mountainous resort on Java Island
Wednesday, killing five people and injuring 29 after they plunged into a
rocky riverbed, police and tourist officials said. The victims were
evacuated to three nearby hospitals, said Surono, an employee at the
Baturaden resort in Central Java province, adding that they fell more
than 20 meters (yards) after one of the steel cables holding the small
bridge snapped. Local police chief Emron Putra Agung said five people
were killed and 29 injured. The accident occurred as the country enjoys a
weeklong holiday marking the end of the Islamic month Ramadan, when
people traditionally flock to holiday sites. Baturaden, located 300
kilometers (190 miles) east of the capital Jakarta, is one of the most
popular resorts on the slopes of Mount Slamet (3,428 meters, 11,246
feet), Java's second-highest peak.
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