Photo: CollectedJAKARTA, Jan 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java a week ago rose to 53 on Saturday, a rescue official said, with 10 people still missing. They had recovered and identified 53 bodies by Saturday, said Ade Dian Permana, the head of the local search and rescue agency, up from a previous toll of 44. The Indonesian navy has said that 23 personnel, who were training in the area, were among those caught in the landslide. Such disasters are common across the vast Indonesian archipelago during the rainy season, which typically runs from October to March. Torrential rain also battered Indonesia's Siau island this month, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 31, 2026 12:13 UTC