Indonesia says 7 killed in landfill collapse as rescue operation ends

A drone view shows excavators operating amid garbage at the site of collapse at the Bantar Gebang landfill during a rescue operation in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) - ⁠Indonesian authorities have ended rescue operations at ⁠a landfill collapse that killed seven people ‌as all those who were at the site have been accounted for, an official said on Tuesday.

A mountain ​of garbage collapsed on Sunday at ⁠the Bantargebang landfill, ⁠the largest in the country,triggered by heavy rains.