At least two people have died and 21 are missing after a landslide in Indonesia, disaster management authorities reported on Friday.
The landslide struck three villages in Cilacap district, Central Java, on Thursday, destroying numerous homes and causing significant damage.
“As of Friday, joint rescue teams have saved 23 people alive, recovered the bodies of two victims, and continue searching for 21 missing individuals,” said Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the National Disaster Agency, in a statement. He added that search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate missing and affected people.
Muhari noted that difficult terrain has hampered rescue and relief efforts, prompting the deployment of heavy equipment for immediate assistance.
Earlier this week, Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency issued extreme weather warnings, forecasting heavy rainfall in many regions in the coming weeks.
In a previous incident in November, sudden floods and landslides in Papua killed at least 15 people, with eight others reported missing.
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