Jakarta, March 3 (DPA) At least 34 people were killed and 20 were missing in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia early Saturday, a health official said.
At least 34 bodies were recovered so far and 20 more were still missing, Rustam Pakaya, chief of the Indonesian Health Department's Crisis Centre in Jakarta told DPA.
There are two villages buried by tons of mud, so numbers of victims might increase, he said.
It was the latest disaster in a series of rain-triggered catastrophe in Indonesia.
Torrential rains since Thursday triggered heavy landslides Saturday morning in six districts of Mangarai regency, destroying houses and disrupting road connectivity.
The heavy rains hampered rescue efforts in the isolated areas, an IDMA official told Xinhua.
The rains have also triggered floods in Reok district.
Landslides and floods occur frequently in Indonesia because of inadequate forest cover, resulting in soil erosion and water overflow.