At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a flash flood on the Indonesian island of Java, with eight individuals still unaccounted for. The disaster struck on Monday due to torrential rains, causing rivers to overflow and inundating the villages of Pekalongan regency with mud and rocks.

Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields.

Indonesian rescuers recovered at least 16 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday.

Indonesian rescuers have retrieved two more bodies as they resumed their search for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 19.

Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia's Java island have left at least 17 people dead and eight others missing, with rescue operations underway.

In December, a landslide and flash floods in Sukabumi, West Java, killed 12 people, destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in vulnerable areas. Villagers described the floods as "unprecedented" with rapid water currents sweeping through settlements.

Indonesia is seeing an increased risk of hydrometeorological disasters due to the La Niña weather phenomenon, which typically brings a wetter rainy season to the archipelago.

Flash floods have wreaked havoc across several regions in Indonesia, displacing thousands and causing widespread damage. Rescue teams are working tirelessly to evacuate stranded residents, provide aid,

At least 17 people have died after being swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the Indonesian‘s main island of Java, officials said on Tuesday.

The heavy rains caused rivers to overflow on the main island of Java, flooding nine villages and sending mud, rocks, and debris cascading down the mountainsides.

People make their way on a road cut off by a landslide following a flash flood which killed a number of people in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 22,

Indonesian rescuers recovered at least 16 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday (January 21, 2025). Nine people were missing.