JAKARTA: One woman was killed and nine others, including children, are still missing after a landslide struck a village in the Indonesian province of West Java on Sunday, a local official said today (March 25).
The disaster took place in Cibenda village in West Bandung regency yesterday (March 24) after torrential rain over the area for around two hours.
Acting Regent of West Bandung Arsan Latif said that nine villagers were feared to have been buried alive. Rescuers, he said, found a woman killed in the landslide early today, reported Xinhua.
About 400 villagers, according to him, had to flee to temporary shelters as dozens of houses were destroyed.
Disasters like floods and landslides often occur in Indonesia during the rainy season. — Bernama