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Rescuers halt evacuation due to bad weather after landslide kills 25
Three more people had been found before the search was suspended, raising the death toll to 25
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Joint search and rescue personnel search for victims at the site of a landslide caused by heavy rains in Pekalongan, Central Java, on Jan. 22, 2025. (Reuters/Budi Purwanto)
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uthorities on Friday paused search efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide in Pekalongan, Central Java rose to at least 25 people, said a spokesperson for the local rescuers.
Torrential rain in the city triggered the landslide on Tuesday. Hundreds of rescuers were deployed to the area.
National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) spokesperson Zulhawari Agustianto said rescuers had to stop work because of heavy rain and fog.
He said three more people had been found before the search was suspended, raising the death toll to 25. Officials on Tuesday put the number of dead at 17.
Zulhawari did not respond to questions on the number of people still missing.
The landslide occurred on a main road connecting Pekalongan to Dieng plateau, a popular tourist area.
Rescuers were being forced to walk about 4 kilometers to get into the site because the road was inaccessible. An excavator has also been deployed to clear the mudslide.
Authorities seeded clouds with salt on Friday to prevent more rainfall in Central Java, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
