Indonesia, Landslides in Bandung Barat (West Java)

Update: 31 Jan 2026
Landslide in West Bandung Regency, West Java Province
➢ Update: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 10:00 PM WIB
➢ Chronology: Triggered by heavy rain, a landslide occurred on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 2:30 AM WIB
➢ Location: (1 Subdistrict / 1 Village)
● Cisarua District
- Pasirlangu Village
➢ Fatalities:
● 70 (seventy) people, with the following details: :
- Victims not yet/in process of being identified: 17 bodies
- Victims identified: 53 bodies
● 10 missing/in search
● 78 survivors
● 51 families / 158 affected
● 46 families / 135 displaced
➢ Material Losses:
● ± 48 houses (under investigation)
● ± 48 houses affected
● 1 facility affected
● 1 village road affected
➢ Efforts:
● The West Java Provincial BPBD coordinates with the West Bandung Regency BPBD
● The West Bandung Regency BPBD coordinates with local authorities
● The West Bandung Regency BPBD West Bandung, along with Basarnas (National Search and Rescue Agency) and a joint team, is conducting a search and rescue operation at the scene.
● The West Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) is assisting the disaster site.
● The joint team will search for unaccounted for victims.
● Meeting the basic needs of evacuees.
● The West Bandung Regency BPBD is still collecting data at the affected location and meeting the basic needs of evacuees.
● The Vice President's visit, accompanied by the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the Head of Basarnas, the Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, the Deputy Governor, and the Regional Police Chief, to the landslide-affected area.
● Weather Modification Operations (OMC) will be carried out until January 27, 2026, at Husein Sastranegara Air Force Base, Bandung.
➢ BNPB Activities:
January 31, 2026
● The Head of BNPB provided direct assistance and assigned a support team from the Regional Emergency Management Agency (DPP)
● The Director of Emergency Response Region I, along with the TA Head of BNPB, Major General TNI (Ret.) Sun Suripto
● BNPB has distributed logistical and equipment assistance in the form of:
- Basic Food Packages: 200 packages
- Ready-to-Eat Food: 100 pouches
- Folding Mattresses: 350 pcs
- Blankets: 200 pcs
- Mattresses: 100 pcs
- Orange T-shirts: 100 pcs
- Cleaning Supplies: 50 packages
- Raincoats: 500 pcs
- Boots: 400 pairs
- 4x6 tarpaulins: 25 pcs
- Gloves: 300 pcs
- 2 portable toilets
- 1 mobile freezer and generator (rental)
- 100 pairs of latex gloves
- Work gloves: 120 pairs
➢ Status:
● Determination of emergency response status for flash floods and landslides in Cisarua District, West Bandung Regency, in accordance with the Decree of the Regent of West Bandung Number 100.3.3.2/Kep.25-BPBD/2026 for 14 (fourteen) days, January 24 to February 6, 2026
● Emergency Alert Status for Floods, Flash Floods, Extreme Weather, Extreme Waves, and Landslides in West Bandung Regency, in accordance with the Decree of the Regent of West Bandung Number 100.3.3.2/Kep.359-BPBD/2025 ... West Bandung Regent Decree No. 100.3.3.2/Kep.360-BPBD/2025, Term and Date
October 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026
● Emergency Alert Status for Floods, Flash Floods, Extreme Weather, Extreme Waves, Abrasion, and Landslides in West Java Province in 2025/2026, in accordance with West Java Governor Decree No. 360/Kep.626-BPBD/2025, Term and Date
September 15, 2025 to April 30, 2026
➢ Urgent Needs:
● Blankets
● Mattresses
● Rubber Gloves
● Clean Water
● Tarpaulin
● Personnel Equipment: Raincoats, Boots, Hoes, Crowbars
➢ Current Condition:
Saturday, January 31, 2026
● Evacuation of victims still on the Wanted List (DP) will continue tomorrow
with a DP of approximately 10 people.
● Logistics are sufficient until the TD period ends
● Evacuees returning home are still receiving logistics from the logistic posts and food from the public kitchen.
● Data is subject to change due to ongoing evacuations and data collection of affected residents who need to be relocated based on recommendations from the PVMBG.
● Process of preparing two letters requesting compensation assistance for the heirs of victims
MD from the Regent of West Bandung, West Java Province to the Governor of West Java and the Minister of Social Affairs.
● The Ministry of Social Affairs has verified the files of 42 heirs entitled to receive bereavement benefits. Compensation has been distributed to 23 individuals amounting to Rp 15 million. Compensation from the West Java Provincial Government/Governor is Rp 10 million.
➢ Documentation: Link
Source: BPBD Operations Center, West Bandung Regency

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Chronology: Triggered by heavy rainfall, a landslide occurred on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at 02:30 WIB.



Location:

Cisarua Sub-district, Pasirlangu Village (1 sub-district / 1 village)



Chronology: Triggered by heavy rainfall, a landslide occurred on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at 02:30 WIB.



Location:



Cisarua Sub-district, Pasirlangu Village (1 sub-district / 1 village)



Casualties:

2 body parts found

17 fatalities (MD)



Notes:

Victims not yet identified: 7 persons

Victims identified: 10 persons

Total fatalities: 17 persons



Approximately 74 persons still under search (data verification ongoing)

Approximately 23 survivors (2 evacuated to hospital, 1 to community health center)

Approximately 52 households / 158 persons affected

Approximately 666 IDPs, accommodated at:

Village Sports Hall: 334 persons

Pasirlangu Village Hall: 332 persons



Material Losses:

Approximately 52 houses severely damaged (RB) (data verification ongoing)



Response Actions:

West Java Provincial BPBD coordinated with West Bandung Regency BPBD

West Bandung Regency BPBD coordinated with local authorities

West Bandung Regency BPBD, together with BASARNAS and joint response teams, conducted emergency response and search operations

West Java Provincial BPBD provided on-site assistance

Joint teams continue search operations for missing victims

Fulfilment of basic needs for evacuees

Data collection and provision of basic necessities for affected communities ongoing

Vice President visit, accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Head of BNPB, Head of BASARNAS, Minister of PPPA, Vice Governor, and Regional Police Chief

Weather Modification Operations (OMC) conducted until 27 January 2026 at Husein Sastranegara Air Base, Bandung