Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who 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.

JAKARTA: At least 16 people have been killed and five more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's Central Java province, local police and disaster officials sa

At least 17 people have died, and eight remain missing, after torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Indonesia's Java island. Flash floods and landslides during Indonesia's rainy season frequently lead to devastating loss of life and infrastructure damage.

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.