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Rescue workers in Indonesia are searching for 34 missing individuals following two landslides on Java’s main island that resulted in at least 18 fatalities. The landslides, triggered by heavy rains, struck Cilacap district, where 16 bodies have been recovered, and Banjarnegara district, where two bodies were found and 27 people are still unaccounted for. Over 500 personnel, along with excavators and sniffer dogs, are involved in the ongoing rescue efforts, supported by weather modification operations to stabilize conditions. Seasonal rains frequently cause landslides and floods in Indonesia, impacting many living in mountainous regions.
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