February 23, 2010 05:00 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 07:16 am IST - JAKARTA
A woman cleans out a store in a street filled with mud and debris on Monday, in downtown Funchal, the capital of Madeira Island, following rockslides. Photo: AP.
Police say at least 60 tea plantation workers have been buried by a landslide in Indonesia.
Bandung District Police Chief Lt. Col. Imron Yunus, says the landslide on Tuesday was triggered by heavy rain in the mountainous village of Ciwidey in West Java province.
He could not say whether any deaths have been confirmed.
Media reports say five people have been confirmed dead and 50 others are missing.
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