JAKARTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A landslide buried dozens of homes in Indonesia Monday, killing at least 20 people, injuring 40 others and leaving more than 150 others missing.
The slide, triggered by three days of heavy rains, occurred at a garbage dump in West Java subdistrict of Batujajar in Bandung regency. More than 60 homes occupied by more than 200 people were destroyed.
The landslide happened at about 3:00 a.m. when local residents were asleep, officials said.
By late Monday afternoon, 20 people were confirmed dead, while 40 others were injured.
Authorities have deployed about 1,000 rescue workers including soldiers and police officers to the stricken area.
Heavy rains in the Greater Bandung area also caused flooding in the West Java capital, leaving thousands of residents homeless.
