Rain-triggered landslides in two areas in Indonesia’s Central Java province final week have led to the deaths of no less than 18 folks, authorities stated on Monday, with search operations ongoing.
A landslide within the metropolis of Cilacap final week buried a dozen homes in Cibeunying village, the catastrophe mitigation company stated.
Search and rescue efforts have been difficult as folks have been buried 10 to 25 ft deep, it stated.
The Cilacap landslide has killed no less than 16 folks, with 7 lacking, stated M Abdullah, chief of the search and rescue company’s native division.
Excavators have been deployed to dig by means of dust in Cilacap, footage from information channel KompasTV confirmed on Monday.
Individually, two folks died and 27 have been lacking after a landslide on Saturday within the area of Banjarnegara in Central Java, the catastrophe mitigation company stated on Monday.
As many as 30 homes in addition to farms have been broken, it stated.
The Southeast Asian nation’s moist season began in September and is more likely to final till April, bringing a excessive danger of maximum rainfall and flooding, the climate company stated.
