Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Indonesia Landslides: At Least 18 Dead, Dozens Missing
Heavy rains in Indonesia's Central Java province have caused landslides.
In the Cilacap region, at least 16 people died and 7 are still missing.
Another landslide in Banjarnegara killed 2 people and left 27 missing.
Search and rescue teams are working to find those who are missing.
These landslides happened because of the heavy rain that comes during the wet season, which lasts from September to April and often brings floods and more landslides.
Landslides in Indonesia’s Central Java province have killed at least 18 people.
In Cilacap, 16 people died and 7 are missing; in Banjarnegara, 2 died and 27 are missing.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with excavators deployed in Cilacap.
Heavy rainfall during the wet season is the likely cause of the landslides.
Flooding and landslides pose a high risk during Indonesia's wet season, which runs from September to April.
- Who
- Residents of Cilacap and Banjarnegara regions in Central Java
- What
- Fell victim to rain-triggered landslides, resulting in deaths and missing persons.
- When
- Last week and ongoing
- Where
- Cilacap and Banjarnegara regions, Central Java, Indonesia
- Why
- Triggered by heavy rainfall during the wet season.
- Total deaths
- At least 18
- Missing
- At least 34 (7 in Cilacap, 27 in Banjarnegara)
- Affected regions
- Cilacap and Banjarnegara, Central Java
- Damage
- Dozens of houses and farms in Banjarnegara; a dozen houses in Cilacap
- Season
- Wet season (September-April)
- Cause
- Rain-triggered landslides