Siliwangi Military Command Spokesperson Colonel Mahmuddin said the army could not yet confirm the information and was still checking details on the ground with local units and joint response teams.
“We are still awaiting further developments regarding the possibility that our personnel are unaccounted for, and we will confirm the situation as soon as possible,” Mahmuddin said in West Bandung on Saturday.
He said search and rescue operations for all victims were continuing despite severe weather and dangerous terrain that have slowed access to the affected area.
“We will continue the search. However, heavy rain and strong winds persist, water flows remain intense, and unstable debris means heavy equipment cannot yet be deployed safely,” he said.
Mahmuddin added that the distance between the upper landslide site and the lower impact area stretches about two kilometers, complicating evacuation and search operations.
Survivors have been evacuated and are sheltering at the Pasirlangu village office, while joint teams from the military, police, disaster agency, and volunteers remain on standby awaiting improved weather.
According to preliminary data as of 4 p.m. local time, the landslide killed eight people, left 23 others injured or rescued alive, and about 83 residents remain missing.
Authorities said the missing figure could change as search teams continue to verify reports from families and neighborhood officials in the affected area.
The disaster affected between 114 and 123 residents overall, officials said, with at least 37 households displaced and around 20 homes buried by landslide debris.
West Java has been hit by persistent heavy rainfall in recent days, raising the risk of landslides and flash floods across mountainous and densely populated areas.
Separately, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said the provincial government would provide 10 million rupiah in assistance for each displaced family affected by the landslide on Mount Burangrang’s slopes.
Dedi said the funds are intended to cover temporary rental housing costs and daily living needs for survivors over the next two months.
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