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Rescue teams in Indonesia on Sunday resumed the search for dozens of people missing after a deadly landslide in Java’s West Bandung region, as operations were halted overnight due to bad weather.
The landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, tore through residential areas early Saturday, burying homes and forcing residents to flee.
At least nine people have been confirmed dead, while about 80 others remain unaccounted for, according to the local search and rescue agency, which said the figures could change.
Search efforts were halted overnight as rain made conditions unsafe, mission coordinator Ade Dian Permana said, but teams returned to the site on Sunday morning after weather conditions improved, AFP reporters observed.
Rescuers, supported by the military, police and volunteers, are digging through debris by hand while also using drones and sniffer dogs to locate victims, the national rescue agency said.
West Bandung’s mayor warned that rescue work remained dangerous, citing unstable ground and difficult terrain.
Landslides and flooding are frequent in Indonesia during the rainy season, which runs from October to March.
The latest disaster follows severe flooding and landslides last year in Sumatra that killed around 1,200 people and displaced more than 240,000, according to official data.
Authorities and environmental experts have blamed forest loss for worsening the impact of such disasters. The government has since filed lawsuits seeking more than $200 million in damages from six companies linked to the Sumatra floods.
Earlier this month, heavy rains also triggered flash flooding on Siau Island, killing at least 16 people.
