US EditionIndonesian rescuers struggle with mud and debris in search for dozens missing after deadly landslide
Rescue efforts involve over 2,100 personnel using drones and heavy machinery amid unstable terrain as 79 remain missing after a landslide buried 34 houses in West Bandung.
- On January 25, 2026, rescuers resumed searching for around 80 people missing after a landslide that buried 34 houses in Pasir Langu village, West Bandung, West Java province, and retrieved two more bodies, raising the death toll to 11.
- The landslip was triggered by heavy rain that began the day before, and the weather agency warned downpours could continue for a week while environmentalists and experts blamed forest loss and land conversion for increased flood and landslide risk in Indonesia.
- Rescuers have been excavating mostly by hand amid soft, unstable ground, with heavy equipment idle and military, police, volunteers, drones and K9 teams aiding; Permana said, `If the slope does not stabilize; crews are prepared to continue manually`.
- About 230 evacuated residents moved to temporary government shelters as local government units placed the area under emergency alert, while Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka pledged preventive measures on Sunday.
- Seasonal rains from October to April make flooding and landslides common across Indonesia's archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, following storms that killed around 1,200 in Sumatra and this month’s floods on Siau island.
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Landslides in West Java, Indonesia, have killed 23 soldiers from an elite unit, a Navy spokesperson reported. It was not immediately clear how many of them were among the 17 people whose deaths were reported yesterday. The Marines were training in rough terrain early Saturday morning when a landslide swallowed their camp and some 34 houses in the village of Pasir Langu. A spokesperson quickly reported that four Marines were among the 17 confirme…
Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 17 as dozens remain missing
Among the 42 people missing after landslide in West Java, 19 were members of Indonesia’s elite marine force.By News AgenciesPublished On 26 Jan 202626 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe death toll from Saturday’s landslide in Indonesia has risen to at least 17 as search-and-rescue operations continue for at least 42 people who have been reported missing in West Java, according to officials.Heavy rainfall began on Saturday,…
So far, experts have found the bodies of seventeen people, but they are searching for more missing people.
A massive landslide in Indonesia has killed at least 17 people and the death toll is expected to rise. A major search operation is underway to find about 80 people missing after the incident. “The ground is still unstable,” said Muhammad Ali, the chief of staff of the navy.
The avalanche, which occurred on Saturday, severely damaged more than fifty houses and forced the evacuation of more than 650 people, added the local disaster management agency.
There are still dozens missing, and the number of victims has to increase.
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