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Retaining walls break, landslide in Indonesia kills four

NAGORI TIGA RAS, Indonesia, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A landslide killed four people at a beach in North Sumatra, Indonesia, authorities said.

The landslide, which occurred at 11 a.m. Saturday at Paris Beach, was caused by heavy rain, The Jakarta Post reported.

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Police said the incident occurred when retaining walls collapsed and buried several small cabins.

The victims were Fiencensius Saragih, 40, her husband Romauli Manik, 40, and two visitors, Edi Simarmata, 28, and Lisna Uli Damanik, 24.

Weather officials have warned residents to be cautious of flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall in November, the Post reported.

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