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.

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.

Rescue teams are tirelessly searching for the missing, braving hazardous conditions and unstable terrain, as per officials. Seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia.

At least 16 people have died and 10 others have been injured after a landslide struck Indonesia’s Central Java province, government officials confirmed on Tuesday. Heavy rains triggered the disaster in the city of Pekalongan, where authorities are racing to locate three people still missing.

Torrential rains Monday caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through villages in Central Java province, as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down on mountainside hamlets.

Rescuers are continuing for look for eight people missing in deadly flash floods and landslides in Indonesia. At least 17 people have been killed in the disaster on Java island. Eleven people managed to escape and were taken to nearby hospitals.