The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia’s West Java province has risen to 17, with dozens of people still missing, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Monday.
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The landslide struck a residential area in Bandung Barat region early Saturday after heavy rainfall that began a day earlier. Authorities warned that wet weather could persist across West Java and several other regions for another week, raising concerns over further disasters.
The affected Pasir Langu village lies in a hilly area around 100 kilometres southeast of Jakarta. According to officials, more than 30 houses were buried under mud and debris.
Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari confirmed that at least 17 people had lost their lives, while 73 remain unaccounted for. Search and rescue operations are ongoing but have been hampered by poor weather and a secondary landslide, requiring the use of drones and heavy machinery.
The disaster follows flash floods that swept through parts of Indonesia last week, including West Java and Jakarta, forcing residents to evacuate to higher ground.
The landslide comes just two months after cyclone-triggered floods and landslides on Sumatra killed more than 1,200 people, destroyed thousands of homes and displaced over a million residents, underscoring Indonesia’s vulnerability to extreme weather events.
