Indonesian rescuers on Friday paused search efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide on Java island three days ago rose to at least 25 people, said a spokesperson for the local rescuers.

ISTANBUL Search efforts have been suspended for people missing due to severe weather as the death toll from a landslide in Indonesia's Central Java region rose to 25. The rescue operations were halted on Friday, according to Zulhawari Agustianto, a spokesman for local rescuers, as reported by The Jakarta Post on Sunday.

JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers on Friday (Jan 24) paused search efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide on Java island three days ago rose to at least 25 people, said a spokesperson for the local rescuers.

National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) spokesperson Zulhawari Agustianto said rescuers had to stop work because of heavy rain and fog. He said three more people had been found before the search was suspended, raising the death toll to 25. Officials on Tuesday put the number of dead at 17.

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 21 with five people still missing on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 22 with four people still missing on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.