Heavy rains in Southeast Asia have caused deadly landslides in Indonesia and Vietnam, killing at least 24 people. In Indonesia, landslides in Central Java’s Cilacap and Banjarnegara regions buried homes, leaving at least 18 dead and several others missing, authorities said.
In Vietnam, a landslide on Khanh Le Pass buried a passenger bus, killing six people and injuring 19 others. The bus, carrying 32 passengers, was travelling from Da Lat to Nha Trang when it was swept off the mountain road, trapping many passengers.
Rescue teams in Indonesia deployed excavators to dig through mud reaching up to eight metres deep, while Vietnamese authorities struggled to access the site due to ongoing heavy rainfall. Both countries are among the most flood-prone in the world, with large portions of the population living in high-risk areas.
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Scientists warn that climate change is intensifying the rainy season, making storms, flash floods, and landslides more frequent and destructive. Recent months have seen repeated disasters, including Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed over 140 people in the Philippines and Vietnam, and flash floods in Indonesia’s Papua region.
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