Twelve dead in Indonesian landslide (Updated)

A landslide killed six in Java, an official said on Sunday.

Jakarta (AFP) - Twelve people were killed and 11 houses buried after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Sunday.

The landslide hit Tegal Panjang village in Sukabumi district in west Java late Saturday after a particularly heavy downpour, according to national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.