A landslide occurred in West Bandung district at 2:30 am on Saturday after heavy rains. It damaged several houses.
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At least seven people have died and more than 80 are still missing in a landslide in Java, Indonesia.
The landslide occurred at 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the West Bandung district after heavy rains. It damaged several homes.
A spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said, "A landslide occurred in the West Bandung district of West Java province on Saturday morning, killing seven people.
Dozens of residents had been found safe as of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, but the search for 83 people was still ongoing."
Floods and landslides are common problems in Indonesia during the rainy season (October to March).
Late last year, tropical storms and heavy monsoon rains in South and Southeast Asia caused deadly floods and landslides in the mountainous regions of Sumatra and Sri Lanka in Indonesia.
The Sumatra floods killed about 1,200 people and displaced more than 240,000.
Environmentalists and experts say deforestation played a role in the floods and landslides, which brought mudslides to villages. That's why the government this week revoked more than 24 permits for forestry, mining and hydropower companies in Sumatra. Meanwhile, heavy rains this month on Indonesia's Siau Islands caused flash floods, killing at least 16 people.
