130 feared dead in landslides

Up to 130 people are feared dead in western Indonesia after torrential rain triggered devastating landslides.

Two districts in Central Java were hit by the landslides on Wednesday with entire houses submerged or buried by the onslaught while key access roads have been blocked.

And around 40 people are missing after a bridge over an overflowing river in Madiun district in East Java was swept away by floods, a local police officer said.

"This is still an estimate -- there were many people passing the bridge at the time according to witnesses," a policeman at Madiun district police station told the AFP news agency.

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