Overview
- BNPB told Reuters the death toll reached 17 with about 73 people still unaccounted for after the predawn slide in Pasirlangu, West Bandung.
- Days of torrential rain triggered the collapse on the slopes of Mount Burangrang, burying more than 30 houses while residents slept.
- Rescuers paused overnight due to weather and resumed using hand tools, with heavy equipment largely sidelined by saturated, unstable ground.
- Officials say roughly 230 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters as teams work to locate the missing.
- Indonesia’s vice president urged action on land conversion in hazard zones, echoing BMKG warnings and activists’ concerns over weakened slopes.