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Days of torrential downpours filled a large lake bordering the low-lying residential area of Cirendeu to flood level.

A huge section of the Dutch colonial-era dike tore away before dawn on Friday, sending more than 70 million cubic feet of water gushing through the gaping hole.

Some residents said it felt like they'd been hit by a tsunami.

They accused authorities of ignoring warning signs and failing to repair damage to the dam, claiming it had been weakened in several places over the years because of prior flooding caused by blocked spillways.

Hundreds gathered at nearby Muhammadiyah University, pressed into service as a makeshift morgue, with bodies lined up in a row under batik sheets. Mothers wailed as they identified their dead children.

Four field hospitals were set up to accommodate more than 180 wounded, some with broken bones, head wounds and severe cuts, said Rustam Pakaya, an official with the government crisis centre.