“A search and rescue team is intensifying its efforts today to find the missing persons”, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said on 6 January, as quoted by the newspaper Jakarta Post.
Bodies have been recovered from the landslide in the village of Sirnaresmi, three others sustained injuries, while two people are still missing.
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Last week, BNPB reported that there were 15 victims and 20 people missing.
The landslides hit Java at 5 pm local time (10:00 GMT) on 31 December. According to BNPB, they were caused by heavy rains.