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View all search results20 missing after landslide hits village in Central Java
BNPB head Lt. Gen. Suharyanto said a joint team of around 200 personnel, comprising the local search and rescue agency, the Cilacap Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the Indonesian Red Cross, the military, police and local residents, had been working around the clock to search for survivors believed to be buried under the debris.
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Rescue personnel stand in front of a destroyed home in Cibeunying village, Majenang district, Cilacap regency, Central Java, on Nov. 14, 2025. A landslide hit the village the previous day, burying 16 houses and leaving three people dead with 20 others still missing. (Antara Foto/Idhad Zakaria)
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hree people were killed and 20 others remain missing after torrential rain triggered a landslide in a village in Cilacap regency, Central Java, on Thursday night.
The incident occurred at around 8 p.m., striking at least 12 houses in Cibeunying village, Majenang district, and burying an estimated 6.5 hectares of land.
Majenang district head Aji Pramono said rainfall had been continuous in the area since last weekend.
“Although the rain was not particularly heavy before the landslide, the accumulated precipitation over several days may have saturated the soil to the point that it could no longer support its own weight,” he said on Friday, as quoted by the state news agency Antara.
According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the disaster left three people injured and three others dead as of Friday.
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The fatalities were identified as Julia Lestari, 20, Maya Dwi Lestari, 15, and 45-year-old Yuni. All injured and deceased victims have been taken to Majenang Regional General Hospital.
