Rescuers halt landslide search efforts over bad weather

RESCUERS paused search and rescue efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide on Java island three days ago rose to at least 25 people, said a spokesperson for the local rescuers.

Torrential rain in the city of Pekalongan in Central Java province triggered the landslide on Tuesday, and hundreds of rescuers have since been deployed to the area.