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The decease toll from 3 landslides that deed Indonesia's Java land since past week has risen to 18, with much than 30 radical missing, a catastrophe authoritative said connected Monday (November 17, 2025).
Heavy rainfall triggered a landslide that deed respective locations successful the Cilacap territory of Central Java state connected Thursday.
Two different landslides struck a colony successful the Banjarnegara territory of Central Java connected Saturday and Sunday, nationalist catastrophe mitigation bureau spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.
The decease toll had been enactment astatine 11 connected Saturday but Abdul said rescuers successful Cilacap recovered 3 much bodies by Monday.
"With the findings, the full fig of victims who died owed to the landslide was 16 people," Abdul said successful a connection astir the Cilacap landslide connected Monday.
Another 7 radical were missing there, helium said, and astatine slightest 16 houses were damaged.
Searching for the missing victims remained among the apical priorities, bureau main Suharyanto said successful remarks broadcast by Kompas TV, and would proceed successful consultation with victims' families.
Local authorities person designated an country for the operation of impermanent lodging for affected residents, Suharyanto said, adding that astir 300 families could beryllium relocated there.
In Banjarnegara, Abdul said successful a abstracted connection that 2 radical had been killed and astatine slightest 27 were missing.
The nationalist upwind work has besides warned that much dense rainfall was expected crossed respective regions successful coming weeks.
The yearly monsoon season, typically betwixt November and April, often brings landslides, flash floods and water-borne diseases.
Climate alteration has affected tempest patterns, including the duration and strength of the season, resulting successful heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger upwind gusts.
Flash floods and landslides successful a distant country of Papua successful Indonesia's eastbound killed astatine slightest 15 radical this month.
