Updated On: 26 January, 2026 07:26 AM IST | Bandung | Agencies
The landslide roared down the slopes of Mount Burangrang in West Java province on Saturday, burying some 34 houses in Pasir Langu village; 79 people remained missing, many feared buried under tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees

Rescuers search for victims on Sunday. PIC/AP/PTI
Indonesian rescuers struggled Sunday with mounds of mud, debris and water-soaked ground, searching for dozens still missing after a landslide triggered by torrential rains the day before on the country’s main island of Java killed at least 11 people. The landslide roared down the slopes of Mount Burangrang in West Java province on Saturday, burying some 34 houses in Pasir Langu village.
On Sunday, 79 people remained missing, many feared buried under tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees. About 230 residents living near the site have been evacuated to temporary government shelters. Rescuers retrieved two more bodies on Sunday morning, bringing the death toll to 11.