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Central Java Landslides Leave 2 Dead, 21 Missing as Rescues Continue

Days of monsoon rain preceded the slides, with forecasters warning of elevated hydrometeorological risk in the coming weeks.

Overview

  • Rescue teams have pulled 23 people alive as of Friday morning, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari.
  • Landslides hit dozens of homes in three villages in Cilacap district on Thursday evening after several days of heavy rain.
  • Operations are ongoing with excavators, extraction tools and manual digging to reach buried structures and difficult terrain.
  • Unstable ground conditions are hindering progress, prompting the use of heavy equipment to assist access and safety.
  • Indonesia’s meteorology agency issued an extreme-weather alert earlier this week, flagging heightened flood and landslide danger across multiple regions.