Indonesian rescuers have retrieved four more bodies as they resumed their search for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 21.

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Suharyanto, to act quickly to handle the floods and

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Pekalongan, Central Java, has risen to 19, with two more bodies found on Wednesday (Jan 22), according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency official said.

The event took place yesterday in the city of Pekalongan. Rescuers are looking for missing people and survivors but rescue operations are hampered by adverse weather conditions. The authorities have w

Torrential rain caused the landslide, and heavy rain and fog were hindering rescue efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Intense rainfall in a mountainous area near Pekalongan city sparked the landslide on Monday, collapsing bridges and burying cars and houses.

Entering the third day, the death toll of the landslide in the Petungkriono district, Pekalongan, increased to 20 from the previous 17 victims.

Last month, a landslide, flash floods and strong winds hit the Sukabumi district of West Java province, killing 12 people. In November a landslide and flash floods triggered by heavy downpours hit Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, leaving 20 dead and two missing. A landslide in the region also hit a tourist bus that killed nine people.

JAKARTA: At least 16 people have been killed and five more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's Central Java province, local police and disaster officials sa

Around 500 rescuers from the Search and Rescue Agency, the Indonesian Military, the Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and local residents are working tirelessly to search for victims buried under debris in Kasimpar village,