At Least 7 Dead, 82 Missing in West Java Landslide in Indonesia
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Jakarta. At least 7 people have died and 82 others are still missing in a landslide that occurred in Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday. According to Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency, this natural disaster struck the West Bandung region.
Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari informed that rescue and search operations have been intensified due to the large number of missing people. This is the second major landslide to hit the island of Java within two months. Previously, 11 people lost their lives in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in Cibeyuning village on November 13 last year.
According to local media, Indonesia's Meteorology Agency had issued a warning for heavy rainfall and extreme weather conditions in West Java for a week starting Friday. Floods and landslides have recently caused significant human casualties in Indonesia.
Last month alone, more than 1,170 people died due to floods and landslides in the provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh.
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