At least 17 people have died after a landslide in West Java, with regional authorities reporting more than 70 missing and 650 people left homeless after a village was destroyed.
The death toll from a major landslide in Indonesia rose to 17 on Monday, as rescuers with heavy equipment continued to search for dozens of missing people. Mud after heavy downpours engulfed the village of Pasirlangu in West Java province on Saturday morning. TASR informs about it based on the AFP report.
“It is impossible that they are still alive. I just want them to find their bodies,” said one relative who came to the village to find out more about the 11 members of his family. The National Disaster Management Agency said on Monday that at least 17 people were killed in the landslide, and local government officials said 73 people were still missing.
Further damages and complications
Regional authorities added that more than 50 houses are seriously damaged and the natural disaster has deprived more than 650 people of their homes.
On Monday, dozens of rescuers were searching for the missing at the foot of Mount Burangrang. Rescuers said they had to proceed with extreme caution due to fears of another landslide due to unstable terrain and bad weather.
