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The decease toll from a landslide that deed Indonesia's West Java state at the play roseate to 17 connected Monday (January 26, 2026), the country's catastrophe mitigation agency said, with dozens inactive missing.
The landslide that deed a residential country successful the Bandung Barat portion aboriginal connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) was triggered by dense rains starting the time before, which the upwind bureau warned could proceed successful the province and respective different regions for another week.
The impacted Pasir Langu colony is located successful a hilly country of the state astir 100 km (60 miles) southeast of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. More than 30 houses were buried by the landslide, the bureau said.
At slightest 17 radical person died, bureau spokesperson Abdul Muhari told Reuters connected Monday, with 73 still missing.
Indonesia's navy main Muhammad Ali said connected Monday (January 26, 2026) that 23 navy officers were among those trapped.
The officers were progressive successful borderline patrol grooming astatine the clip of the landslide, helium said, adding that dense instrumentality was not capable to scope the catastrophe portion owed to atrocious weather.
The bureau said connected Sunday (January 25, 2026) that a smaller landslide unneurotic with atrocious upwind had besides hindered the search, which requires drones and dense equipment.
Flash floods hit respective parts of Indonesia past week, including West Java and Jakarta, forcing residents to fly their homes and evacuate to higher ground.
The landslide occurred 2 months aft cyclone-induced floods and landslides connected the land of Sumatra killed 1,200 people, destroyed homes and displaced implicit a cardinal residents.
