JAKARTA: The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia climbed to 38 with dozens still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, days after a torrent of debris crashed through a mountain village.
Heavy rain triggered the landslide that barrelled through Pasirlangu on Saturday, wrecking dozens of homes and displacing hundreds.
A total of 38 victims had been identified by 6:30 p.m. (1130 GMT) on Wednesday, Ade Dian Permana, head of the Bandung Search and Rescue Agency, said in a statement.
The number of people still missing was revised down to 27, he said, from an earlier tally of 32.
Rescuers have been scouring the unstable area in Java island’s West Bandung region by hand and using heavy equipment.
