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Landslide drags two vehicles into ravine, killing 10
Rescue workers recovered 10 bodies from a landslide on Friday that dragged two vehicles into a 30-meter ravine in the tourist area of Pacet in Mojokerto regency, East Java.
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Rescue workers search for victims of a landslide on April 3, 2025, that dragged two cars into a ravine in Pacet district, Mojokerto regency, East Java. The landslide cut off a road connecting Mojokerto with the neighboring city of Batu and claimed 10 lives. (kompas.com/Mojokerto BPBD)
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en people were killed in a landslide that struck the mountainous Canggar-Pacet road, which connects Batu and Mojokerto regencies in East Java, on Thursday morning, the landslide was triggered by heavy rains in the area.
At around 11 a.m., a cliff near the popular Watu Ondo tourist spot collapsed, sending a pickup truck and a minivan plummeting into a 30-meter ravine below.
The landslide buried a 30 m stretch of the road under piles of mud and debris up to 1.2 meters in depth, effectively cutting off access to the area.
The landslide was caught in a video recording widely circulated on social media.
In the video, a car driver was recording his trip on the scenic route in the Cangar tourism area.
The car stopped abruptly when a white car in front of it was swept away by the landslide and dragged into the ravine.
Dozens of rescuers from search and rescue agencies in Malang and Surabaya, along with local military personnel, police officers, Indonesian Red Cross volunteers and other aid workers, have been working since Thursday to recover the bodies of passengers trapped in the vehicles.
