Seven people have died and 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia's West Java province, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday (January 24), amid reports of heavy rain in the area, Reuters reports.
A local official said the landslide struck a village in West Bandung region.
Footage by local channel Kompas TV showed parts of the village covered in soil with villagers standing near debris scattered around the area in the aftermath of the landslide.
"The number of missing persons is high, we will try to optimise our search and rescue efforts today," Abdul Muhari, the agency spokesperson, told Reuters.
Indonesia's weather agency had previously warned of extreme weather, including heavy rains in West Java province for a week from Friday (January 23), local outlet Kompas.com reported.
