Indonesian rescue members carry a body bag containing the remains of a victim from the site of a landslide after it hit Pasirlangu village, West Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, January 24, 2026.
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Indonesian authorities resumed search-and-rescue efforts for 80 people missing after a landslip that killed atleast 10 in a residential area of West Java province.
The landslip early on Saturday (January 24, 2026) was triggered by heavy rains starting the day before, which the weather agency warned could continue for a week in the province and several other regions.
Resident Dedi Kurniawan, 36, said it was the first big landslip he had witnessed in Pasir Langu village in 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 (January 24, 2026) as unstable terrain and rain hindered them from deploying heavy machinery, Kompas TV reported, citing authorities.
There were multiple reports of floods in West Java, including Jakarta. The floods have caused residents in heavily impacted areas to evacuate to higher ground or unaffected places.
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.
Published – January 25, 2026 10:13 am IST
