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

Indonesian military personel and a rescue member carry water pump machine from 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

BANDUNG BARAT, ‌Indonesia, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Rain is hampering the search for 32 people still missing ‌five days after a landslide hit Indonesia's West Java province, the disaster ‌mitigation agency said on Wednesday, as it raised the death toll to 34.

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