6 dead, 17 missing after landslide in Indonesia's Central Java

By Saadet Gokce

ISTANBUL (AA) - Six people were confirmed dead and 17 remain missing after a landslide struck Indonesia’s Central Java province on Thursday, officials said Saturday.

M. Abdullah, head of the Search and Rescue Office in Cilacap, where the landslide occurred, said that authorities are continuing search efforts for the remaining 17 victims, according to the local broadcaster Kompas TV.

Abdullah said that heavy equipment, including excavators, search dogs, and water pumps, is being deployed in the ongoing operations.

On Friday, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that 20 people were missing and three had been confirmed dead following the landslide in Cilacap.

The agency also reported Saturday that more than 90 people have been displaced due to the heavy rains and landslides in Central Java.