2 killed, 21 missing after landslides hit Indonesia’s Central Java

Two people were found dead, three others injured, and 21 remained missing after landslides struck Indonesia’s Central Java province on Thursday night, an official said on Friday morning.

Heavy rains triggered landslides in Cibuyut and Tarukahan hamlets of Cibeunying Village in Cilacap Regency, according to Muhamad Chomsul, head of the Emergency Unit of the provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency.

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“The landslides hit residential areas and caused casualties. Two people were killed. Three sustained injuries, and 21 others went missing,” he told Xinhua by phone.
Search and rescue efforts for the missing were underway, involving personnel from the local disaster agency, the local search and rescue office, the military, other government institutions, and volunteers, said Chomsul.

Heavy machinery has been deployed to assist the operation, he added.