Indonesian rescuers retrieved two more bodies after they resumed their search Wednesday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 19.

Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday.

Torrential rain caused the landslide, and heavy rain and fog were hindering rescue efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rescue teams, including Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the army, police, and volunteers, use high-pressure water to search for victims of a landslide triggered by heavy rain two days ago, which has so far claimed 19 lives, in Kasimpar Village, Central Java, on Jan. 22. (Photo: AFP)

Hundreds of rescuers were searching through thick mud and debris to find survivors Wednesday after a rain-triggered landslide in

At least 17 people have died, and eight remain missing, after torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Indonesia's Java island. Flash floods and landslides during Indonesia's rainy season frequently lead to devastating loss of life and infrastructure damage.