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Seven people have died, while 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia’s West Java province.
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency confirmed the incident on Saturday, January 24, 2026, amid reports of heavy rain in the area.
A local official said the landslide struck a village in West Bandung region.
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“The number of missing persons is high, we will try to optimise our search and rescue efforts today,” the agency spokesperson, Abdul Muhari, told Reuters.
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Indonesia’s weather agency had previously warned of extreme weather, including heavy rains in West Java province for a week from Friday.
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