Search for 32 people missing in Indonesia landslide hampered by rain as death toll rises to 34

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village, West Bandung regency, West Java province, Indonesia, January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - ‌Search operations for the 32 people still missing ‌after a landslide in Indonesia's West Java were ‌hampered by rain on Wednesday morning, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, as it raised the death toll to 34.

The landslide hit Pasir ‍Langu village in Bandung Barat region ‍early on Saturday, triggered ‌by heavy rains starting a day earlier.