Rescue teams search for survivors after a landslide in Central Java killed two people and left 21 missing on Friday. Photo / BPBD Kabupaten Cilacap
Rescue teams search for survivors after a landslide in Central Java killed two people and left 21 missing on Friday. Photo / BPBD Kabupaten Cilacap
A landslide has killed two people and left at least 21 others missing in Indonesia, a disaster official says.
The landslide hit three villages in the district of Cilacap, Central Java, on Friday, burying and damaging houses.
“As of Friday morning, the joint team has rescued 23 people alive. Twopeople were found deceased and 21 others are still being searched for,” Abdul Muhari, spokesman of the national disaster agency, said.
A search and rescue operation was under way to look for the missing victims, Muhari said.
He said unstable terrain had hindered rescue efforts and heavy equipment had been deployed to assist the operation.
Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the length and severity of the season, leading to heavier rain, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts.
Earlier in November, flash floods and landslides in a remote area of the restive region, Papua, killed at least 15 people and left eight more missing.
