A landslide triggered by intense rainfall has claimed at least 11 lives across three villages in Central Java province, with rescue teams searching for 12 additional missing individuals. Muhammad Abdullah, the local search and rescue chief, confirmed the updated death toll as more than 700 personnel, including military forces, police officers and volunteers, continue recovery operations using excavators and tracking dogs.
The disaster buried residential structures and damaged others when it struck the affected communities. Indonesia's weather service had issued warnings about extreme conditions capable of producing hydrometeorological disasters, with substantial precipitation anticipated throughout multiple regions in the coming weeks. The annual monsoon period typically generates landslides, flash floods and waterborne illnesses, with climate change intensifying storm patterns and rainfall levels. Separate flooding and landslides killed at least 15 people in a remote Papua region earlier this month.
The disaster buried residential structures and damaged others when it struck the affected communities. Indonesia's weather service had issued warnings about extreme conditions capable of producing hydrometeorological disasters, with substantial precipitation anticipated throughout multiple regions in the coming weeks. The annual monsoon period typically generates landslides, flash floods and waterborne illnesses, with climate change intensifying storm patterns and rainfall levels. Separate flooding and landslides killed at least 15 people in a remote Papua region earlier this month.
