Officials say rescuers recover 16 bodies from flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java.

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.

Extreme weather events have been striking Bali in the past two months as the island braces for the peak of the rainy season.

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.

Indonesian rescuers have retrieved four 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 21.