Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 49, agency says


FILE PHOTO: 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/File Photo

JAKARTA, Jan ‌31 (Reuters) - The death toll from ‌a landslide a week ago ‌in Indonesia's West Java province has risen to 49, the country's main rescue agency ‍Basarnas said on Saturday, ‍with 15 still ‌missing.

Twenty-three soldiers were also killed while ‍conducting border ​patrol training, the navy said on Tuesday.

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