US EditionSeven dead, 82 missing in Indonesian landslide, disaster agency says
Heavy rain triggered a landslide that destroyed 30 homes, killing eight and leaving 82 missing, with search efforts complicated by unstable soil, officials said.
- A nighttime landslide struck Pasirlangu village and a neighbouring West Bandung village at about 02:30AM on Saturday , with local news outlets showing homes buried under mud and debris.
- Following days of heavy rain during the October to March rainy season, forest loss and land clearance heightened landslide risk by destabilising slopes, experts including David Gaveau said.
- Officials reported at least seven dead and more than 80 missing, while BNPB spokesman Abdul Muhari said eight were killed; more than thirty homes were destroyed and two dozen residents evacuated safely.
- Rescue teams face extremely difficult, unstable terrain, complicating recovery despite military, police and volunteer rescuers assisting, West Bandung mayor Jeje Ritchie Ismail said.
- The landslide adds to recent disasters following late last year's Sumatra island floods that killed around 1,200, this month's Siau island flash flood killing at least 16, and government revocation of permits.
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Eight dead, more than 80 missing in Indonesia landslide
CISARUA: A predawn landslide killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, a disaster official said. Triggered by heavy rainfall, it struck villages in Java’s West Bandung region in the early hours — at around 2.30am (1930 GMT Friday) — and buried residential areas. Floods and landslides are common across the vast archipelago during the rainy season, which typically runs from October t…
In the case of a landslide in the Indonesian province of West Java, at least eight people were killed.
Heavy rains have caused a landslide in Indonesia, killing at least eight people. Rescue forces are looking for survivors in deep mud.
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IOL PortugalLocal emergency services indicated that they are carrying out manual digging operations and using drones to search for victims.
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