BANDUNG: The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 44, authorities said Friday, extending recovery efforts by a week to search for those still missing.&nbsp;Heavy rain triggered the landslide that barrelled through Pasirlangu village on Saturday, wrecking dozens of houses and displacing hundreds in the area southeast of the capital Jakarta.&nbsp;Thousands of rescuers have been digging through mud manually and with heavy equipment, helped by the military, police and volunteers.&nbsp;So far 44 bodies have been recovered and identified, said the head of the national search and rescue agency, Mohammad Syafii.&nbsp;He said that at least 20 more people were missing, adding that bad weather had hindered the search.&nbsp;&quot;The area is experiencing light to moderate rain accompanied by a light fog so there is limited visibility,&quot; Syafii said.&nbsp;The nearly week-long search and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/pakistan-offers-indonesia-aid-after-deadly-floods-and-landslides-crisis" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">rescue</a>&nbsp;operation in Java&#39;s West Bandung region has been extended until February 6, he added.&nbsp;The navy said on Monday that 23 troops, who were training in the area ahead of a deployment to Indonesia&#39;s border with Papua New Guinea, were among those caught in the landslide.&nbsp;The disaster seriously damaged more than 50 houses and displaced more than 650 people, according to local authorities.&nbsp;Provincial governor Dedi Mulyadi blamed the landslide on the sprawling plantations around Pasirlangu, which are mostly used to grow vegetables.&nbsp;&quot;What used to be forested areas and mountains have all become farmland,&quot; he said during a visit to the affected area this week.&nbsp;The government has pointed to the role forest loss played in flooding and landslides on Sumatra island late last year, which killed around 1,200 people and displaced more than 240,000.&nbsp;Forests help absorb rainfall and stabilize the ground held by their roots, and their absence makes areas more prone to landslides.&nbsp;Such disasters are common across the vast Indonesian archipelago during the rainy season, which typically runs from October to March.

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An Indonesian landslide in West Bandung killed 44 people, left at least 20 missing, and displaced hundreds. Heavy rain and deforestation worsened the disaster, prompting authorities to extend rescue operations amid poor weather conditions.

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 44

NEW DELHI: Rescuers were scouring India&#39;s northeastern tea-growing hill district of Darjeeling on Monday for missing people a day after landslides triggered by heavy downpours killed at least 24, officials said. Teams of Indian army and disaster force rescuers were searching for the missing who are feared trapped under mounds of debris, said Udayan Guha, West Bengal state development minister. Downpours and road damage hampered efforts to reach several affected villages, officials said. Television news showed rescue workers using earth movers to clear the debris. Landslides triggered by intense rains destroyed homes and infrastructure and left hundreds of tourists stranded in Darjeeling over the weekend. Rainfall also caused two iron bridges to collapse, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a post on X. <div class="fr-embed responsive-video"><div class="video-wrapper aspect-video"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1974753113019142448&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=89dfd6a3fca7769d77544e320f8f672253c6886a&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" data-tweet-id="1974753113019142448" style="width: 550px; height: 368px; min-height: 0px; position: static; visibility: visible;"></iframe></div></div></div>India&rsquo;s weather department forecast heavy rainfall in the region until Tuesday. Cloudbursts, floods and landslides have caused significant loss of life and property in recent months across India. Flash floods swept away an entire village in the northern state of Uttarakhand in August. On Sunday, at least 44 people were killed in Nepal due to mudslides and flooding triggered by severe rainfall. Experts say human-caused climate change is intensifying South Asia&rsquo;s monsoons, which traditionally run from June to September and again from October to December.&nbsp; The rains, once predictable, now arrive in erratic bursts that dump extreme amounts of water in short periods, followed by dry spells.

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Rescuers in India’s Darjeeling region searched for missing people after heavy rains triggered landslides that killed at least 24 and destroyed homes and bridges, as authorities warned of continued rainfall and challenging conditions.

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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 44

Landslides kill 24 in India’s Darjeeling; rescuers search for missing