Heavy rains in Indonesia’s West Java province have unleashed a landslide that left seven people dead and 82 missing, according to the national disaster mitigation agency.

The disaster struck a village in West Bandung, where homes and farmland were buried under mud and debris. Rescue teams are racing against time to locate survivors, with officials warning that the number of missing remains alarmingly high.

“We will try to optimise our search and rescue efforts today,” said agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari, noting the scale of the challenge facing emergency crews.

Indonesia’s meteorological service had issued warnings of severe weather, forecasting days of intense rainfall across West Java. The conditions have complicated rescue operations and heightened fears of further landslides in the region.

Authorities say the tragedy underscores the risks faced by communities in mountainous areas during the rainy season, where unstable slopes and heavy downpours often combine to deadly effect.