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View all search resultsWest Bandung landslide death toll rises to 34, dozens missing
Rescuers have been scouring the unstable area in West Bandung region manually and using heavy equipment. But they are treading carefully for fear of another landslide due to bad weather.
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Rescue members carry a body bag containing the remains of a victim from the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasirlangu village, West Bandung regency, West Java, on January 27, 2026. (Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)
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he death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has risen to 34 with dozens still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, days after the torrent of debris crashed through a mountain village.
Heavy rain triggered the landslide that barreled through Pasirlangu on Saturday, severely damaging dozens of homes and displacing hundreds.
As of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 34 victims had been identified, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Abdul Muhari said.
"The identified bodies will be handed over to the victims' families for burial," he added.
The number of people missing was revised down to 32, but local authorities fear the true figure could be significantly higher.
Rescuers have been scouring the unstable area in West Bandung region manually and using heavy equipment.
But they are treading carefully for fear of another landslide due to bad weather.
The disaster severely damaged more than 50 houses and displaced over 650 people, according to local authorities.
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi blamed the landslide on the sprawling plantations around Pasirlangu, mostly used to grow vegetables, and pledged to relocate affected residents.
Read also: Unchecked plantations, construction fuel deadly West Java landslide
The government has pointed to the role forest loss played in flooding and landslides on Sumatra late last year, which killed around 1,200 people and displaced more than 240,000.
Forests help absorb rainfall and stabilize the ground held by their roots, and their absence makes areas more prone to landslides.
