Overview
- The predawn slide hit Pasirlangu village in West Bandung on January 24 after days of torrential rain, sending mud and debris through sleeping neighborhoods.
- Indonesia’s disaster agency reported seven deaths and about 82 people missing, while some outlets later cited eight to nine fatalities as additional bodies were recovered.
- Roughly 30 to 34 homes were buried across an estimated 30 hectares, with the hamlet of Pasir Kuning identified as the worst hit area.
- Search and rescue is slowed by thick mud, unstable ground and continuing rainfall; heavy machinery use is limited and nearby families within about 100 meters have been evacuated.
- The weather agency had warned of a week of extreme rain, and the disaster follows recent deadly floods and landslides in Sumatra that spurred government legal action over environmental damage.