A landslide killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, a disaster official said.
Triggered by heavy rainfall, it struck villages in Java’s West Bandung region in the early hours and buried residential areas.
Floods and landslides are common across the vast archipelago during the rainy season, which typically runs from October to March.
At 2:30 am (1930 GMT Friday), “there was a rumbling noise, like thunder”, Oyoh, a resident of Pasirlangu village who, like many Indonesians, only has one name, told AFP.
“It had been raining non-stop since the morning, and then it (the landslide) happened. I immediately felt scared.”