The landslide caused by heavy rains in Mudal, near the town of Pekalongan, on the island of Java, January 22, 2025. DEVI RAHMAN / AFP Hundreds of rescuers search for debris on Wednesday January 22 in Indonesia and thick mud in search of survivors of the landslide caused by violent rains which, according to a latest report from the authorities, left at least nineteen dead and seven missing on the island from Java. On Monday, intense rainfall in a mountainous area near the town of Pekalongan caused a landslide, which collapsed bridges and buried homes and vehicles. The search and rescue team “managed to find and evacuate two bodies…on Wednesday morning,” said Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). “The number of deaths recorded until this afternoon is nineteen people,” he added. “The two bodies found this morning were part of the list of people missing during this tragic event,” he added, bringing the number of missing to seven. Thirteen people were also injured, according to a press release from the Basarnas search and rescue agency. Read also | Researchers helping the planet Read later Previously, Mohammad Yulian Akbar, an official in the Pekalongan district administration, for his part told Agence France-Presse that a new remains had been discovered and that the The death toll from the landslide was eighteen. Two hundred rescuers dispatched Heavy equipment was deployed to clear access routes for rescue teams and two hundred rescuers were dispatched, Mr. Akbar added. According to him, “the priority is to search for the victims”. The local government declared a state of emergency in the district for two weeks, he said. According to the official, the village of Kasimpar is the most seriously affected area: the landslide hit a café where people had taken refuge to shelter from the rain. In addition to rescuers, police, soldiers and volunteers are working on the search operations, which are taking place some 90 kilometers west of the Semarang metropolis, and had to be suspended intermittently on Tuesday due to persistent heavy rains. The weather forecast for the next three days predicts moderate rainfall which could “cause flooding, flash floods and landslides”, warned Abdul Muhari. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers In Indonesia, the utopia of Nusantara, future forest capital Read later Le Monde with AFP Reuse this content
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