Death toll rises to 11 after landslide hits Indonesia's Central Java, 12 missing
Hundreds of personnel, heavy machinery deployed for rescue operations, says official
Residents look at a truck carrying stones crushed by a landslide after being evacuated from the point of the landslide buried by rocks at the excavation site C, Cipanas, Dukuhpuntang, Cirebon Regency, West Java
ISTANBUL
The death toll from a landslide that struck Indonesia’s Central Java province rose to 11, while 12 others remain missing as search and rescue operations continued on Sunday, according to an official.
M. Abdullah, head of the Search and Rescue Office in Cilacap, where the landslide occurred, said that authorities are continuing search efforts for the remaining 12 victims after 11 victims have been found dead.
"Hopefully, all 12 victims who are still buried can be found," he said, according to the local broadcaster Kompas TV.
Abdullah mentioned that during Sunday's rescue operation, his team mobilized hundreds of personnel and several heavy machines, including excavators.
"We have deployed 21 excavators, 17 compressor support tools, nine search dogs, and more than 600 personnel," Abdullah said.
On Friday, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that 20 people were missing and three had been confirmed dead following the landslide in Cilacap on Thursday.
