Indonesia authorities resumed search-and-rescue efforts for 80 people missing after a landslide killed 10 in a residential area of West Java province.
The landslide early on Saturday was triggered by heavy rains that began the day before, which the weather agency warned could persist for a week in the province and several other regions.
Resident Dedi Kurniawan, 36, said it was the first major landslide he had witnessed in Pasir Langu village, a hilly area of the province about 100 km (60 miles) southeast of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.
“Sometimes we have only small floods from the nearest river, but this time (the landslide) came from the forest,” he told Reuters.
Rescuers were hampered on Saturday by unstable terrain and rain, which hindered their deployment of heavy machinery, Kompas TV reported, citing authorities.
There were multiple reports of floods in West Java, including Jakarta. The floods have forced residents in heavily impacted areas to evacuate to higher ground or to unaffected areas.
The landslide occurred two months after cyclone-induced floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra killed 1,200 people, destroyed homes, and displaced over a million residents.
