Indonesian rescuers halted search efforts on Friday ( Jan 24 ) due to bad weather, which resulted in at least 25 deaths from a landslide on Java island three days ago, according to a spokesperson for the local rescuers.
On Tuesday, a disaster in the town of Pekalongan in Central Java province resulted from heavy rain, and lots of rescuers were sent there.
Due to heavy rain and fog, firefighters had to halt work, according to director Zulhawari Agustianto.
He claimed that three more citizens had been discovered before the research had been ended, bringing the death toll to 25. On Tuesday, authorities announced a 17-person death list.
Zulhawari did not respond to inquiries about the number of missing persons.
A main road that runs between Pekalongan and the popular tourist destination of Dieng plain was struck by the disaster.
Rescuers were being forced to walk about 4 kilometres ( 2.5 miles ) to get into the site because the road was inaccessible. To clean the sinkhole, an excavator was also in use.
Separately, Indonesian government seeded skies with water on Friday to prevent more precipitation in Central Java, the country’s disaster agency said.
Java is Indonesia’s most densely crowded area.