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More bodies found after Indonesia landslides, raising toll to 23 with 28 missing

More than 500 rescue personnel are involved in ongoing efforts after torrential rains caused landslides that buried 54 houses and displaced nearly 1,000 residents.

  • On Thursday, rescuers confirmed deaths rose to 23 in two areas on Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said.
  • Seasonal downpours and torrential rains last week triggered landslides across Central Java province, with seasonal downpours frequently causing floods and landslides across Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands.
  • Images released Nov. 17, 2025 show rescuers recovering victims amid mud and uprooted trees in villages covered by mud, rocks and uprooted trees.
  • More than 500 rescue personnel were deployed after a Saturday landslide buried at least 54 houses and sent nearly 1,000 residents into government shelters; local officials said 296 houses will move within six months, with 600,000 rupiah per month for each waiting family.
  • Workers dug through tons of mud with nearly two dozen excavators in Cilacap district, Central Java, retrieving four bodies Wednesday and raising the toll to 20 while searches for three people are continuing.
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
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