The landslide which occurred at around 05.00 p.m. following heavy rains caused a few kilometers of traffic congestion, a local resident said.
"Luckily, no motorist was passing on the section of the road when the landslide occurred," the resident said.
Because of the landslide, traffic from Palabuhanratu to Sukabumi or the other way around was heavily congested, he said.
Local people were trying to rid the road of mud using available means, he said.
"While waiting for heavy-duty equipment from the local government, residents are trying to rid the road of mud using available means to allow cars to move on," he said.
Landslide is common during the rainy season in Indonesia.
Earlier, on Sunday morning, a landslide affected four houses in Bogor City, West Java. A 70-year-old woman, identified as Eweng Fatimah, was trapped in the ruin of buildings.
The houses were inhabited by a total of 12 families.
Last month, a landslide triggered by incessant rains in East Nusa Tenggara province buried four elementary school students, with one of them killed.
(Uu.S012/HAJM/A014)
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