JAKARTA: Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency announced on Saturday that seven people were killed and 82 others reported missing following a landslide in West Java province, amid reports of heavy rainfall in the area.
An Indonesian official said the landslide struck a village in the West Bandung region, noting that the number of missing persons remains high and expressing hope that search and rescue efforts would be intensified on Saturday.
🔴Seven people have been killed and 82 others are missing after a #landslide in #Indonesia.
According to Reuters and the national disaster management agency, the natural disaster occurred in the West Bandung area of West Java province. pic.twitter.com/DpKwILeBja
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Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency had earlier warned of adverse weather conditions, including heavy rainfall in West Java province for a week, according to local Kompas news outlet. (ANI/WAM)
